The Survivor; Nicaragua's Presidential Election  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8758 (Nov. 2011), page 51-52.
Topik: Presidential Elections; Economic Conditions; Fraud; Political Parties; Candidates

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Daniel Ortega's portrait graced thousands of student-bedroom walls in the 1980s. His Sandinista guerrillas overthrew Anastasio Somoza, whose family had run Nicaragua as a private fief for four decades until 1979. Ortega lost power in the country's first-ever free election in 1990, but was voted back into office in 2006. On November 6th he is likely to win another five-year term. The world's romance with his Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) has soured. Whereas Ortega was once a symbol of victory over tyranny, he is now a cheat. Local elections in 2008 saw vast fraud. Even Ortega's presence on the ballot is disputed. Since presidents are limited to two non-consecutive terms, the incumbent and two-time officeholder is doubly barred. But the Supreme Court gave him the go-ahead in 2009. Some predict trouble if Mr Ortega resorts to fraud once again. More and more, Ortega's government has a counter-revolutionary feel.

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