Ortega and Murillo, the power couple with an iron grip on Nicaragua


  • World
  • Tuesday, 09 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO: A man walks by a banner depicting Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo ahead of the country's presidential elections, in Managua, Nicaragua November 2, 2021. Picture taken November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

(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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