Thursday, November 16, 2006

Daily briefs: November 16th

* After being down in the polls by as much as 10 points left-wing candidate Rafael Correa (image) leads Alvaro Noboa 40%-37% in the latest voter survey on who should be Ecuador’s next president.

* Raúl Zibechi of the International Relations Center provides his take on how the U.S. government has been ineffective in handling recent disputes with countries of South America's Southern Cone.

* DNA exams have failed to prove that a 72-year-old woman is related to ex-Argentine dictator Juan Peron.

* Nicaragua’s top electoral court certified Daniel Ortega’s victory as the country’s next president as well as a Sandinista plurality (not majority) in Congress.

Links- International Relations Center, Prensa Latina, Reuters, International Herald Tribune

Image- Noticias RCN (Colombia)

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2 comments:

  1. Greg Weeks3:08 PM

    The Nicaragua link actually shows that the Sandinistas do not have a majority. That alone is pretty interesting, as it raises questions about how Ortega will govern.

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  2. Erwin C.3:39 PM

    You're right Greg, the Sandinistas do not have a majority in Congress though they have the most members in Congress. Though the Sandinistas have control of the legislature they lack a clear advantage over opposition conservative factions. hence, the Sandinistas may need to compromise in order to avoid a status quo.

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