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Strongman looms large again over Nicaragua

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“NICARAGUA’S unpredictable politics are a perfect match for its earthquakes and smouldering volcanoes, but if Daniel Ortega, the former dictator, returns to power in presidential elections today, it will have more to do with a woman.

The prospect of victory for Ortega has stirred fear among Nicaraguans and, in a repeat of events two decades ago, irritation in Washington at a “domino effect” of resistance to America’s regional sway. “

Posted on: November 6th, 2006
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, International
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