Ortega Seen Winning ‘Sham’ Nicaragua Vote After Opponents Jailed
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A banner of Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, in Masaya, Nicaragua. on Nov. 2.
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Daniel Ortega is seeking a fourth consecutive five-year term as Nicaragua’s president on Sunday in an election that the U.S. and the European Parliament say is a “sham”.
With seven opposition candidates either in jail or under house arrest, and with international monitors barred, the 75-year-old former guerrilla is expected to win an easy victory.