The crackdown by the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega on its opponents is continuing ahead of the 7 November general elections. In an apparent act of defiance following a recent Organization of American States (OAS) resolution demanding the immediate release of political prisoners and expressing alarm about the election [WR-21-42], authorities have since arrested the president and vice president of the country’s most influential umbrella business group, Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada (Cosep), Michael Healy and Alvaro Vargas.End of preview - This article contains approximately 651 words.
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