President Daniel Ortega, of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, is seeking re-election. In June 2021, the government arrested five opposition pre-candidates for president: Cristiana Chamorro Barrios, Arturo Cruz Jr., Félix Maradiaga, Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Miguel Mora. In July candidates Medardo Mairena and Noel Vidaurre were arrested, and Luis Fley and María Asunción Moreno went into exile citing threats of arrest.