Nicaragua: Accusations Of Rigging Elections And Silencing Media

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

From The Christian Science Monitor:

Last week, armed men raided, shut down, and confiscated all the equipment of a small radio station whose owner is affiliated with an opposition political movement.

Managua, Nicaragua - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista-controlled Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) stand accused of rigging last year's municipal elections to steal more than 40 mayor's seats – including the capital city of Managua. The widespread allegations and documentation of fraud have led to $130 million in foreign-aid cuts from the United States and the European nations, creating liquidity problems for the government that now jeopardize Nicaragua's program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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My Comment: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has learned how Chavez of Venezuela took over the country .... he is doing the same thing, but at a smaller level.