Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega claimed victory on Monday, with over 97% of votes counted, according to the country's Supreme Electoral Council -- a win that resulted after a months-long government crackdown on his potential political rivals. According to Nicaragua's electoral council, 65.23% of voters turned up to the polls. "Going to vote is a joke," a high-ranking clergy member of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua told CNN by text message. People wait in line to vote during Nicaragua's general election, at a polling station in Managua on November 7. Both the European Union and United States have imposed sanctions on senior Nicaraguan officials, including members of the Ortega-Murillo family.

Source: CNN November 08, 2021 02:21 UTC