Sandinista leader poised to win Nicaragua presidency

ain't this interesting, how good the u.s. is at helping to nurture and promote democracies in its own backyard, let alone in the mideast...? if ortega comes out on top, will we try to sabotage the nicaraguan democracy like we've tried to do in palestine with hamas...? just askin'...

Left-wing Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, whose socialist government fought a war against U.S.-backed guerrillas in the 1980s, is leading the presidential race less than two weeks before the Nov. 5 election, according to two polls published Friday.

A poll by M&R Consultores showed Ortega with 33 percent support, followed by Harvard-educated banker Eduardo Montealegre with 25.4 percent.

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The United States has openly opposed Ortega's candidacy and said relations could be threatened if he returns to power. Ortega lost the presidency in 1990, and has lost twice since then.

two-thirds of latin america has taken a left turn in the past few years... nicaragua will just be another name on the long list...

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