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Caribbean & Central America - August 2017 (ISSN 1741-4458)
NICARAGUA: Speculation mounts on OAS observation ahead of November
Ahead of the 5 November municipal elections, doubts persist as to whether the Organization of American States (OAS) will be observing the vote. This continues to attract scrutiny given that it was a crucial part of an agreement signed in February [RC-17-04] between the OAS and Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega, aimed at assuaging democracy-related doubts. These had intensified following the November 2016 general election which had produced a sweeping re-election victory for President Ortega and clearly remains a source of concern for the US (see box).
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