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Ortega and Murillo, the presidential couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua

By Diego Oré (Reuters) - When Daniel Ortega lost Nicaragua s presidential election to Violeta Chamorro in 1990, the defeat left a deep mark on the leftist leader. Battling 16 years to regain the presidency, his opponents say he is now determined to retain power at any cost. Recent years have borne that out. In April 2018, after mass street protests against Ortega s rule put his presidency in jeopardy, the former Marxist guerrilla sent in the police and paramilitary forces to crush the protesters. More than 300 people were killed and thousands injured in the crackdown. Three years later, Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, again employed authoritarian tactics to keep a grip on power: imprisoning dozens of opponents, including seven candidates for the presidency. The United States and European Union have said they do not expect Sunday s election to be free and fair. Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo s goal is to remove any possible doubts about their survival in power, ....

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