For critics, however, the multicoloured structures – more than 140 of which now adorn roundabouts, street corners and parks – have come to symbolize how Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista Front (FSLN) has lost touch with the people in whose name it once fought. In his victory speech, Ortega pledged to rule for the poor and for the people and “create a new political culture”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A student carrying a makeshift mortar is pictured at Nicaragua’s Polytechnic University, during anti-government protests in Managua on Wednesday. On the streets of Managua protesters could be heard chanting: “Daniel! Facebook Twitter Pinterest A demonstrator holds a poster depicting Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo reading ‘Wanted for destroying a country.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2018 07:30 UTC