Stories about Nicaragua from November, 2006
Nicaragua: Most Visited Websites
Barricada lists the top ten most visited websites in Nicaragua according to Alexa.
Latin American Election Blogging
November is quite the electoral month in what has already been a year of elections throughout the Western Hemisphere. The month has already seen the return of Sanidinista leader, Daniel Ortega to Nicaragua's presidency. The United States – condemned by many for its influence in Nicaragua's elections – shifted to...
Nicaragua: Tranquility or False Peace?
Pamela gives a taste of the atmosphere in Managua in the wake of Daniel Ortega's presidential victory.
Nicaragua: Ortega's Stable Lukewarm Popularity
Matthew Shugart takes an interesting look at the surprising stability of Daniel Ortega's vote-getting over the past two decades. Though he won this year's election, he actually received less than his mean percentage from all previous elections.
Nicaragua: Disgust with Daniel Ortega
If Uri Ridelman's first post about why he opposes Nicaragua President-Elect Daniel Ortega isn't clear enough, then the second one will hammer it home.
Nicaragua: Ortega Triumphs, US Protests
Leftside takes a look at how the US reacted to Ortega's victory in Nicaragua's presidential elections. Erwin Cifuentes has lots of informative election-related links. “Goyo and Juanita” at Pura Vida take a diplomatic stance on the results while Boz gives his usual five talking points.
Nicaragua: Early Election Results
“Daniel Ortega is President again,” writes VivirLatino as the Sandinista frontrunner remains about six percentage points ahead of Eduardo Montealegre. Boz reminds readers of “el pacto” between former Presidents Aleman and Ortega which has led to the latter's plausible victory. Randy Paul gave some more background information on election eve....
Nicaragua: Sunday's Elections
Writing from Costa Rica, Tim gives a short, investment-minded introduction to Nicaragua's Sunday elections.
Nicaragua: Elections This Weekend
Campaigning (and the consumption of alcohol) has ended in Nicaragua with Ortega in the lead, writes Erwin Cifuentes in a well-linked pre-election wrap up. Bloggings by Boz has three observations to keep in mind for on Sunday's election.
