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Weekly Report - 6 November 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)
NICARAGUA: "Desperate measures" to thwart Montealegre in Managua
With municipal elections just days away, the
government of President Daniel Ortega has launched another offensive against the
opposition candidate for mayor of Managua, Eduardo Montealegre - this time in
the form of an attempted embargo of shares he allegedly has in a local bank,
Bancentro. Montealegre, the favourite to win on 9 November, accused the ruling
Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) of carrying out “desperate
measures" to try and derail his election bid.
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