After an electoral campaign without rallies, demonstrations or even real opposition, Nicaragua’s governing party qs hoping to expand Sunday on the 141 of Nicaragua’s 153 municipalities that it already controls.
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5 things to know from Latin America & Caribbean this week- 1. Mexico president dismisses massive protest against reformsOpposition parties and civil society organizations called on tens of thousands of Mexicans to demonstrate Sunday against an electoral reform proposed by President Andrés Manuel López.
The regime of President Daniel Ortega and Vice-president Rosario Murillo treats its jailed opponents as badly or worse than the Somoza family dictatorship, brought down by the Sandinista National Liberation Front in 1979, writes Dick Nichols.
Dictator Daniel Ortega is seeking to further increase his power in Nicaragua with the country's municipal elections. It was described as an "electoral campaign without rallies, demonstrations or even real opposition" as Nicaraguans voted on Sunday.