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KurtFF8
8th November 2012, 15:53
A few days old but:

http://radiohc.cu/ing/news/world/10168-sandinista-front-wins-overwhelming-victory-in-nicaraguas-municipal-elections.html


Managua, November 5 (RHC) -- The ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front won a resounding victory in the municipal elections held on Sunday in Nicaragua, including Managua, the capital, according to preliminary results.
Data released earlier today by election authorities show that the Sandinista Front has taken a lead in the capital, 15 provinces and two autonomous regions in the Caribbean area, with 75.69 percent of valid votes; while the Constitutionalist Liberal Party has only won 16.11 percent of the votes. Other political parties participating in the municipal elections have garnered less than one percent of the votes.
At present, the Sandinista Front rules in 109 municipalities, including 14 of 17 provincial capitals.
Meanwhile, the Constitutionalist Liberal Party has announced it hopes to win half of the mayor’s offices, mainly to the northern and central parts of the country, the scene of a war that was fought in Nicaragua during the 1980s.
The day before, President Daniel Ortega said in Managua that Nicaraguan voters ratified the path toward peace and security in the municipal elections, in order to continue the country’s efforts in fighting poverty.

RedSonRising
8th November 2012, 18:03
I have heard about this. I suppose Ortega is preferable to neo-liberal opposition, but the man betrayed his comrades a long time ago in collaborating with ex-contra operatives during elections and conceding fundamental points of their working class program.

Let's Get Free
8th November 2012, 19:39
The Sandanistas just aint what they used to be.

L.A.P.
8th November 2012, 19:58
Yeah, so.... the Sandinistas are the ruling party of Nicaragua. It's as noteworthy as Labour getting majority in UK , or PASOK in Greece.

piet11111
8th November 2012, 20:19
It's as noteworthy as Labour getting majority in UK , or PASOK in Greece.


Thank you for a moment i thought maybe this was good news but your comparison really put it back into perspective.