Weekly Report - 1 July 2010 (WR-10-26)

The forcible ejection from office this week of an opposition-aligned mayor, by riot police and supporters of the ruling Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN), the fifth such removal in recent months, suggests that President Daniel Ortega is now targeting municipal government as part of efforts to impose his illegal bid for re-election, ahead of next year's presidential contest.