Former Marxist guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega is expected toclinch a third consecutive term as president of Nicaragua, buoyed by steady economic growth which has trumped fears he is trying to install autocratic family rule. “Supposedly he fought against the Somoza dictatorship, and the Sandinistas themselves regard Ortega as worse than Somoza,” he added, arguing Ortega was just trying to cling to power. PLI congressmen who refused to accept the decision, calling Reyes a puppet of Ortega, were fired. Still, the World Bank acknowledges that, under Ortega, poverty has fallen almost 13 percentage points. Ortega, who has made few campaign appearances, has promised to defend his social and economic achievements if he wins.

Source: The Guardian November 06, 2016 10:44 UTC