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Weekly Report - 09 November 2017 (WR-17-44)
NICARAGUA: FSLN claims another dubious victory
A “deterioration” on the previous four elections which themselves “lacked credibility”. This was the conclusion of Panorama Electoral (PE), a group of Nicaraguan civil-society organisations, regarding the 5 November municipal elections which delivered a further victory for President Daniel Ortega’s Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN). The FSLN controls the electoral authorities (CSE), along with the country’s other institutions. As in other recent elections, the opposition and civil-society groups are pointing to low turnout, among other major concerns, as grounds for challenging the legitimacy of the vote. Hopes that an electoral observer delegation sent by the Organization of American States (OAS) would provide reassurances regarding the democratic process were frustrated.
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