Nicaraguan president-elect Daniel Ortega gave a speech to his supporters on Thursday vowing to promote free trade with the U.S. while promising to improve social services and maintaining close relations with Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro. Meanwhile, the Washington Post’s blog on world opinion analyzed editorials on Hugo Chavez’ influence on the elections as well as how Ortega compromised with the Catholic Church and rival parties in order to regain the presidency. One of those opinions includes an article from Time magazine mentioning how “’yanqui’ politicking” from the U.S. backfired. (I wonder how he feels now about Ortega’s victory).
Update: Conservatives in the U.S. are pointing fingers at each other as to who is to blame for Ortega's victory. The article from the New York Sun includes a quote from Ollie North who says that the election results have been "very painful in a personal way."
Links- Washington Post- World Opinion Roundup (blog), Indian Express, The Latin Americanist (blog), Time Image- BBC News
Tags- Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, international politics, commentary
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