And the Sandinistas have enough legislative votes to block a constitutional change.
The legislative vote will be for an enlarged 542-seat parliament.
They transfer the money to the politicians and produce the legislative votes that go with it.
The opposition did not file a complaint about the results of the legislative vote.
That is because the bill was approved with 12 legislative votes, enough to override a veto.
In the 2006 general elections, they won 2.4% of the legislative votes, and 2.44% of the Presidential vote.
He said the election probably would not turn on differences over issues or legislative votes, but on identifying and turning out supporters.
Such a session would require a legislative vote this spring enabling a public referendum in November.
In the 2006 general elections they won 1.6% of the legislative vote, gaining one seat among the legislature.
The legislative vote cleared the way for final approval on Wednesday by a state oversight board.
