Nicaragua’s dictator Daniel Ortega is taking no chances in his effort to be re-elected for a fourth term in November: He not only has stacked the electoral tribunal with loyalists — he also has effectively barred the most popular opposition presidential hopefuls from running for office.
On June 1, Ortega’s rubber-stamp attorney general’s office announced charges of “abusive management and ideological falsehood” along with “money laundering” against independent presidential hopeful Cristiana Chamorro. She is the daughter of former President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and, according to a recent poll, the most popular opposition figure in the country.
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