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Caribbean & Central America - November 2011 (ISSN 1741-4458)

NICARAGUA: Opposition faces new threat

With the 6 November general elections fast approaching, the judiciary has set off alarm bells for the opposition with its decision to consider appeals against the Partido Liberal Independiente (PLI), which is supplying the ballot spot for second-placed candidate, Fabio Gadea. The move by the supreme electoral court (CSE) and supreme court of justice (CSJ) – both controlled by President Daniel Ortega - has not only prompted international concern regarding the resultant uncertainty for the electorate, but it has also aroused suspicion from Ortega’s critics regarding possible manoeuvring that could take place following the election if Ortega’s Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) failed to achieve its (unlikely) objective of securing a two-thirds majority in the 92-seat unicameral legislature.

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