Ortega wins third consecutive term; wife is VP

President Daniel Ortega overwhelmingly won re-election to a third consecutive term as Nicaragua’s leader according to results Monday, even as the opposition called the voting a farce. With about two-thirds of ballots counted in Sunday’s six-candidate presidential race, Ortega had 72.1 percent of the vote compared with 14.2 for his closest rival. The president ran […]

President Daniel Ortega overwhelmingly won re-election to a third consecutive term as Nicaragua’s leader according to results Monday, even as the opposition called the voting a farce.
With about two-thirds of ballots counted in Sunday’s six-candidate presidential race, Ortega had 72.1 percent of the vote compared with 14.2 for his closest rival.
The president ran with his wife, Rosario Murillo, as his vice presidential candidate in a race against five lesser-known candidates after court rulings weakened the opposition.