Controversy Surrounds Nicaragua's Election

It isn’t just election time in the States, and last weekend’s elections in Nicaragua have proved to be, dare I say it, even more tumultuous than the United States’.

According to the official results, so far the Sandinista National Liberation Front, FSLN, has won more than 90 of the 146 municipalities, with the Liberal Constitutional Party, PLC, Nicaragua_Elecciones2006_16_RobertoZunigamanaging to retain only 46.

The government refused to allow election observers from certain groups, which one opposition spokesman claims is clear evidence of “premeditated intention” for fraud.

Leonel Teller, a spokesman for the PLC is calling for a recount, to be observed by international parties. He states, “We agreed not to accept the electoral results due to so many anomalies and irregularities.”

The Organization of American States (OAS) is worried about the disagreements as well. To read more click this link, which will take you to the full article on the BBC News web-site.

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