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Weekly Report - 26 March 2009 (WR-09-12)
NICARAGUA: Alemán's grip over PLC loosens
The leader of the opposition Partido Liberal Independiente (PLI),
Indalecio Rodríguez, last week swore in 22 municipal leaders and two
legislators, all defectors from the Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (PLC),
the party of former president Arnoldo Alemán. The new recruits include the
former leader of the PLC legislative bloc, Enrique Quiñónez, and point to a
weakening of Arnoldismo in congress. However, as is the case with any
alternative to the pact between the PLC and the ruling Frente Sandinista de
Liberación Nacional (FSLN), the future of the latest alliance - which also
includes the defeated Managua mayoral candidate Eduardo Montealegre - remains
uncertain.
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