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Carlos F. Chamorro

Carlos F. Chamorro is a journalist, director of the weekly Confidencial and director of the television program Esta semana en Nicaragua (This Week in Nicaragua).

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The Mugabe of Latin America

Carlos F. Chamorro Series: Latin America

2009-02-10

Daniel Ortega unintentionally inaugurated an era of electoral democracy in Nicaragua when he lost power in 1990. Now, two years into his presidential term, Ortega's Sandinistas stand accused of rigging the country' local elections in order to ensure the adoption of a constitutional amendment that will allow him to run again.... read

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The Nine Lives of Daniel Ortega

Carlos F. Chamorro Series: Latin America

2006-10-27

Once again, Nicaragua faces a possible Sandinista restoration. The country votes on November 5 in an unprecedented presidential election with four competitive candidates, and the question on everyone’s lips is whether Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, who lost by more than 10% in each of the last three presidential votes, will succeed in regaining power this time.... read

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Daniel Ortega Rides Again

Carlos F. Chamorro Series: Latin America

2005-04-06

With the left on the march in much of Latin America, it is no surprise that Nicaragua’s Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega is trying to make a comeback. But Ortega is creating a state of emergency in his party as he tries to diminish the threat posed by Herty Lewites, the former mayor of Managua and the country’s most popular politician. With one demarche, Ortega dismissed the need for a party primary and designated himself as the Sandinistas’ nominee for next year’s presidential election.... read

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Daniel Ortega: Back in Pink

Carlos F. Chamorro Series: Latin America

2001-10-15

The palm trees lining Managua's boulevards are painted in bright fuchsia. Large banners announce that “love is stronger than hate.” The man in the TV ads has the air of a preacher, while the refrain of his theme song chants: “A united Nicaragua, headed to the Promised Land.” One might think that it was some sort of religious campaign, or maybe the marketing of a new age product. But no, it's merely the electoral campaign of Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua's former revolutionary leader. ... read

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