Longtime opposition figure Eduardo Montealegre recently confirmed that the Coalición Nacional por la Democracia (CND) coalition would not take part in the 6 November general elections. His announcement follows the decision by the supreme court (CSJ) earlier this month to strip him of leadership of the Partido Liberal Independiente (PLI), the CND’s main party, and hand it to Pedro Reyes Vallejos – who Montealegre claims is a collaborator of President Daniel Ortega and his Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) party [WR-16-23]. The withdrawal of the main political opposition force from the contest deals a further credibility blow to an electoral process already under considerable criticism following the refusal by Ortega, who is widely expected to secure a third consecutive election, to allow electoral observers to oversee the vote. End of preview - This article contains approximately 619 words.
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