Tough Fight for
Nicaragua, Ortega
The government of
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega has begun
to face a serious
challenge, expected to
conclude late this year
with the mayoralty
municipal elections.
After a year of bringing
forward policies
benefiting the people,
the leader of the
Sandinista National
Liberation Front (FSLN)
Party will try to
achieve constitutional
reforms giving
continuity to his
policy.
The idea of changing the
political model from
presidential to
parliamentary does not
appeal to the rightwing,
which alleges it is a
move Ortega will use to
be re-elected.
The executive faces a
serious opposition by
conservative parties,
which seem willing to
avoid advances at the
National Assembly.
Fostering his political,
economic, and social
project, while winning
most mayor's offices in
the municipal elections
without becoming a
referendum on his
presidential management
will be a hard task for
Ortega.
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