Claims of a Rigged Vote Foment Bitter Protests In Nicaragua

From New York Times:
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — As homemade mortar rounds exploded over this capital, and angry demonstrators poured in
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — As homemade mortar rounds exploded over this capital, and angry demonstrators poured into the streets for a second consecutive day, Nicaragua found itself mired Wednesday in an increasingly bitter struggle over who controls Managua and scores of other cities across the country.

Opposition leaders accuse President Daniel Ortega’s left-wing Sandinista party of rigging the mayoral race here and hundreds of other municipal races across the country in an effort to extend its political reach.

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