People's Power Causes
Political Debate in
Nicaragua
The People's Power
Councils (CPC),
encouraged by the
Nicaraguan government as
example of direct
democracy, but rated as
instruments of partisan
control by the
opposition, center the
political debate in the
country.
The creation of CPC
began several months ago
countrywide, and its
national cabinet will be
established Friday
during a public act
headed by President
Daniel Ortega.
According to the leader,
the objective of those
organizations is that
the people have an
entity where they can
claim the government,
ministers, mayors, and
even the president.
"No one can remain
untouchable here,"
Ortega said last night
after visiting a town in
the capital, where the
Councils are helping the
government in the sale
of low-priced beans to
counteract food
speculation and
shortage.
The Sandinista leader,
who returned to power in
January after 16 years
in the opposition, also
reiterated the Political
Constitution guarantees
the people's right to
organize.
"In the first place, the
people must be
respected. The people
are power," affirmed
Ortega, who rejected the
criticism of the
opposition, which has
mobilized against the
new grass-root
organization, and tries
to discredit it. |
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