What do opinion polls indicate?
Mr Montealegre is promising support for farmers Recent opinion polls suggest Mr Ortega may fall short of the 40% of votes needed for an outright victory, giving him about 31%, followed by Mr Montealegre at 26%. However, under a constitutional change pushed through by the Sandinistas six years ago, a candidate could avoid the second round by winning just 35% of the initial vote provided he finishes at least 5% ahead of his closest rival. The polls put Mr Rizo third with 14%, while 10% of voters have said they support Mr Jarquin. How does the National Assembly election work? Sunday’s vote will fill 90 of the 92 seats in the National Assembly. Out of these, 20 are distributed to the political parties. A further 70 seats are allocated to 15 departments and two autonomous regions. The remaining two seats are filled by the outgoing president and the runner-up in the current elections. Who can vote? Some 3.4 million people are registered to vote at the country’s 11,200 polling stations. Nicar
