(Reuters) - When Daniel Ortega lost Nicaragua's presidential election in 1990 to Violeta Chamorro, the defeat left a deep mark on the leftist leader. After battling for 16 years to regain power, his critics said he was determined to retain it at any cost.
Ortega's triumph in Sunday's presidential election https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/nicaraguas-ortega-coasting-victory-after-contentious-election-2021-11-08, derided as illegitimate by a growing list of world leaders, provides fresh evidence for that.
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