Heya!!! Today is the day that Nicaragua goes to the polls. The 2 main options are:
Daniel Ortega: He is the current (83rd) President of Nicaragua, having served since 10 January 2007. He previously served as the 79th President, between 10 January 1985, and 25 April 1990. For much of his life, he has been a leader in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional... or FSLN).
After a popular rebellion resulted in the overthrow and exile of dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle (who was supported by the US) in 1979, Ortega became a member of the ruling multipartisan Junta of National Reconstruction (supported by Fidel Castro of Cuba) and was later elected president, serving from 1985 to 1990. His first period in office was characterised by a controversial program of land reform and wealth redistribution, literacy programs, hostility from the United States' Reagan administration, and armed attacks by US-backed Contras.
Ortega was defeated by Violeta Barrios de Chamorro in the 1990 presidential election, but he remained an important figure in Nicaraguan opposition politics. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 1996 and 2001 before winning the 2006 presidential election.
Fabio Gadea Mantilla: He is a Nicaraguan radio journalist, writer, and politician. He is owner and co-founder of the news radio station Radio Corporación. He also represents Nicaragua as deputy to the Central American Parliament and was President of that body in 2004–2005, as well as having been a member of its Commission of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology from 2007 onward.
In 2010, he was nominated to run as a candidate for President of Nicaragua in the general election of November 2011.
It seems that there is heaps of corruption in Nicaragua. I have interviewed many who don´t seem to think that an elected leader will make any difference for them, in terms of ongoing poverty.
However, should the results of a "close call" in the voting process occur, then there could be rioting and instability in the country, as each nominee grapplés for power. The US are not invited into the country as election observers, though I have seen several European Election Observer trucks around the town.
Please pray for Nicaragua at this time...
Jeddo
PS.. Facts about the candidates were taken from Wikipedia (I know it´s not a credible source, but I know about the candidates and the information is valid).
Daniel Ortega: He is the current (83rd) President of Nicaragua, having served since 10 January 2007. He previously served as the 79th President, between 10 January 1985, and 25 April 1990. For much of his life, he has been a leader in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional... or FSLN).
After a popular rebellion resulted in the overthrow and exile of dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle (who was supported by the US) in 1979, Ortega became a member of the ruling multipartisan Junta of National Reconstruction (supported by Fidel Castro of Cuba) and was later elected president, serving from 1985 to 1990. His first period in office was characterised by a controversial program of land reform and wealth redistribution, literacy programs, hostility from the United States' Reagan administration, and armed attacks by US-backed Contras.
Ortega was defeated by Violeta Barrios de Chamorro in the 1990 presidential election, but he remained an important figure in Nicaraguan opposition politics. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 1996 and 2001 before winning the 2006 presidential election.
Fabio Gadea Mantilla: He is a Nicaraguan radio journalist, writer, and politician. He is owner and co-founder of the news radio station Radio Corporación. He also represents Nicaragua as deputy to the Central American Parliament and was President of that body in 2004–2005, as well as having been a member of its Commission of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology from 2007 onward.
In 2010, he was nominated to run as a candidate for President of Nicaragua in the general election of November 2011.
It seems that there is heaps of corruption in Nicaragua. I have interviewed many who don´t seem to think that an elected leader will make any difference for them, in terms of ongoing poverty.
However, should the results of a "close call" in the voting process occur, then there could be rioting and instability in the country, as each nominee grapplés for power. The US are not invited into the country as election observers, though I have seen several European Election Observer trucks around the town.
Please pray for Nicaragua at this time...
Jeddo
PS.. Facts about the candidates were taken from Wikipedia (I know it´s not a credible source, but I know about the candidates and the information is valid).
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