[lbo-talk] Sandinista wins worry U.S.

[mike larkin]

"As leftist leaders make gains across Latin America,
an old U.S. adversary from the 1980s contra war has
set off alarm bells in Washington: Daniel Ortega's
Sandinistas.

The Sandinista Front won 87 of Nicaragua's 152 mayoral
posts in elections this month, making significant
inroads against a right-wing ruling faction divided by
infighting and corruption scandals. Analysts say the
victories also reflect the leftist party's success in
running several cities efficiently and fairly.

At a time when the United States is fending off a
growing chorus of leftist criticism in the region,
Bush administration officials worry the victories will
boost Ortega's chances of winning back the presidency
he lost when Nicaraguans voted him out in 1990 after a
decade of socialist rule and war against the
U.S.-backed contras." 

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1128NICARAGUA28.html

		
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