Even before the polls open, the winner is already known: why Daniel Ortega is Nicaragua’s president

Not a detail, because the feud between Ordega and the Zamorins goes back to the 1980s. Violetta Zamoro took part in the Sandinista revolution in the late 1970s (see below) and later joined Ortega’s Sandinista party. But, dissatisfied with the power hunger of the Sandinistas, she soon closed the door behind her. In 1990, he defeated Ortega in the presidential election and became the first non-Sandinist president since the revolution.

His daughter Christiana was considered Ortega’s main challenger a few months ago, but is still in prison with 6 enemies.

The result of that “hunt” on the opposition is that in today’s ballot there are five unknown opponents from the smaller parties who more or less support Ortega’s party. So Ortega should not expect too much resistance. Therefore, the opposition has called on the people to boycott the elections and stay at home.

However, not everyone in Nicaragua wants to leave Ortega. Despite criticism from the opposition and a section of the international community about his continuing growing dictatorial traits, he is still popular among a section of the population because of the social policies of his government. Many community government programs have had a positive impact on the lives of poor people.

In addition to the presidential election, there are parliamentary elections today, most of which are scheduled to take place. Parliament was also controlled for some time by Ortega’s party.