Daniel Ortega- “Blatantly Rigged Election”

Source: The New York Times

As we have clarified before, Nicaragua is a country of “democracy.”  When the people of Nicaragua want a new president, they only have one choice every single time.  The nominee will always be Daniel Ortega.  

In the late ‘70s there were 2 men running for president: Daniel Ortega and journalist Pedro Joaguin Chamorro.  Pedro was more conservative than Ortega, rumors were he would win the election over Ortega. During this time Ortega and his team would “freeze the minority vote” as in pay-off the people that counted to votes to have the low-incomes peoples vote not count.

On January 10th Pedro Joaguain Chamorro was assassinated by hitmen of the Somoza regime (people who worked for Ortega.) Since he was assassinated Ortega had the automatic win as president.

Ortega will always be president of Nicaragua until he dies, and when he does it will get passed on to a young man that is associated in his Somoza regime.

Nicaragua politics are far from the United States, if we do not like our president we will vote to get him/her impeached.  In Nicaragua the people do not have that option, if you are running against Ortega, that person running will get killed off or paid off so Ortega will always win.  

Even now, the people of Nicaraguas government will always be on Ortegas side, the people call their government “bloodsuckers.” The result in a new president elect, will only be resembled as a ritual of one-party rule.

Serena Taveggia

Ortega's Fate

Daniel Ortega. Full name: José Daniel Ortega Saavedra. Before Ortega took office Nicaragua was led and governed by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). The FSLN is a member of the Nicaraguan revolutionary organization that controlled Nicaragua from 1979 to 1989 (Dictionary.com).  Even though Ortega is now the president of Nicaragua he considers himself a Sandinista.“As a Sandinista leader, Ortega helped destroy a corrupt dynastic system. Now he is emulating it, turning into the kind of pro-business autocrat he spent years of his life fighting.  What this means is what he was trying to rebuild Nicaragua as, he is slowly destroying it.  

Ortega has also been forcing alliances with some of Nicaragua’s former enemies.  These new allies will be present however long Ortega is in power.  

During his time as President he has taken away people’s farm and land and would give it to the people that are higher class.

In the last year the Ortega government has begun promoting the idea of building an inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua to compete with the one that traverses Panama. There has been a lot of controversy over this because it could or could not open trade opportunities that could help or hurt the country.

Even though Ortega is a bad guy and president the Nicaraguans Constitution states there is no reelection processes, so there is no way he could be impeached.  


Serena Taveggia

Source: http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/4/daniel-ortega-is-a-sandinista-in-name-only.html