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Nicaragua: Suspending Elections Due to Hurricane Felix

Categories: Latin America, Nicaragua, Elections

Alfredo Rivas of the Nicaraguan Report states that President Daniel Ortega is proposing to suspend local elections in order to allow regions to recover from Hurricane Felix [1]. However, Rivas believes that Ortega may disenfranchise voters because their potential results would be unfavorable to his party.