Jaime Morales, the vice-president of Nicaragua, publicly opposed the slow and steady attempts of President Daniel Ortega to seek the constitutional changes necessary for consecutive reelection. "Re-elections have spawned dictatorships, tyrannies, confrontations and civil war," he told reporters yesterday in Managua.Morales' remarks on the matter, which he has made to a lesser extent over the past several weeks, represent the highest-level public opposition to Ortega's power moves that many thought would go relatively unimpeded given that Ortega's allies within the Sandinistas and PLC effectively dominate the legislature and judiciary. Remarkably, it comes from within Ortega's own ranks, though Morales is far from an Ortega loyalist.
Morales is a former leader of the PLC which joined ranks with the rival Sandinista party prior to Ortega's victory in 2006 after the "unholy alliance" formed between the two at-odds groups thanks to back-room dealings between Ortega and Former President Aleman. Aleman, who only recently was released from house arrest by Ortega, has suggested that he wil be seeking a return to politics himself. Thus, it may not be terribly surprising to see Morales make these statements so publicly, as a strategic shift in PLC allegiance to Aleman or another PLC candidate (perhaps Morales himself) is already well under way.
It will be interesting to monitor how Morales behaves himself; such comments are not ones made lightly, or only once. It will also be interesting to see how Ortega -- not known for his high tolerance of critics within his circle -- responds to Morales overtures. He is unlikely to heed Morales' suggestions, of course, so look for either Morales to step down sooner than later, or for Ortega to force him to moderate his remarks on the matter.
Sources: El Nuevo Diario, La Prensa, Reuters, Wikipedia
The Curse and Shame of Latin America is Militarism, and the Despotism that in engenders.
ReplyDeleteOrtega is part of that Sad History of Militarotes, Coup d'etats, Deception, Machism, Violence, Interventionism and Weapons.
Add Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Rafael Correa. To count only the guys that destroy Latin American Progress and that are alive.
Latin America will be a "Civilized Polity" only when these demagogues are not elected by way of Populism and the creation of Bogeymen and Punching Bags like the United States or any country that does not accept their "Bolivarian Revolutions" ( How ridiculous and How Failed !!!! )
Chavez, Correa and Ortega : Verbal Intemperance, Militarism, Aggression, Lies, Brutality and even Sadism in the form of their outright support of the FARC Terrorists.
This little corrupted dwarf of Ortega even has Territorial Pretensions of expansion against treaties that many countries signed including his own, the United States, Colombia and others.
These guys have failed in their Imperialistic Projects, but they can drag Democratic Countries like Colombia into Infinite Reelections.
I can't believe in the Honesty and Decency of Eternal Presidents and Eternal Parties in Power.
The lowest scum of the barracks destroys the "Green Shots" of Democracy in Latin America.
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