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bennetttony

Nicaragua's New Boss, Same as the Old Boss | Americas Quarterly - 1 views

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nicaragua politics foreign policy

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  • “The election is a farce, a mega-fraude is taking place and we cannot legitimize it."
  • In July, he banned 28 deputies of the Independent Liberal Party from running in the elections, including its leading presidential candidate, Eduardo Montealegre
  • In August, Ortega chose his wife, Rosario Murillo, for the vice-presidential ticket. “They have created a dynastic dictatorship …
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  • “Recent developments aimed at undermining the political opposition are simply a continuation of Ortega’s ongoing efforts to consolidate his control over all aspects of Nicaraguan political life
  • bennetttony on 04 Nov 16
     
    This article outlines the corruption of one of the candidates in the Nicaraguan presidential campaign.
Ellie McGinnis

Venezuela Releases U.S. Journalist After 2 Days - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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venezuela politics foreign policy

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  • The Venezuelan authorities on Saturday released an American journalist who had been detained and questioned by military intelligence officials.
  • Jim Wyss, is the Andes region bureau chief for The Miami Herald. He was detained Thursday near Venezuela’s western border with Colombia while on a reporting trip.
  • Mr. Wyss said the authorities who had questioned him never explained to him why he had been detained. He said that he had been treated well and that he would be allowed to remain in Venezuela and continue his work as a journalist.
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  • “I think the release could be an acknowledgment that I wasn’t doing anything wrong,” Mr. Wyss said. “I think there was a lot of tension along the border, and I got scooped up in it. It became clear to them I was just a reporter trying to do a job.”
  • Venezuela is struggling with economic problems, including a 54 percent annual inflation rate and shortages of basic goods.
  • President Nicolás Maduro says right-wing enemies here, in Colombia and in the United States are waging an economic war against his socialist government.
  • He and other officials have suggested that the local and foreign news media are conspiring against the government.
  • She accused the international news media of following “this script of a continuous and silent coup in Venezuela.”
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