Nicaragua's post-electoral situation
At a Glance
06-12-2016
The landslide victory of Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista National Liberation Front in Nicaragua's 6 November presidential and legislative elections came as no surprise, after the main opposition alliance – whose presidential team had been disqualified by the Supreme Court of Justice – withdrew from the contest. Both the opposition and the international community are worried that the country could drift towards an authoritarian regime.
At a Glance
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- America
- association agreement
- authoritarian regime
- cooperation policy
- democracy
- economic geography
- election result
- electoral procedure and voting
- electoral system
- GEOGRAPHY
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- Nicaragua
- political cooperation
- political framework
- political geography
- political opposition
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- politics and public safety
- presidential régime