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Gadea: EU report proves I’m right

Gadea: EU report proves I’m right

Former presidential candidate Fabio Gadea says the EU Election Observation Mission’s report released last week confirms his political alliance’s decision to reject the 2011 general election results as “fraudulent.” Gadea said in a press conference today that the EU mission’s...
February 28, 2012 · 1 Comment


Stage set for Saturday’s march

(posted Dec. 2, 1:08 p.m.) - Amid calls for peace and concerns of violence, civil society and opposition political organizations will attempt to mobilize some 80,000 people to march on Managua tomorrow in protest of election fraud and call for...
December 2, 2011 · No Comments


Dec. 3 protest march will test Gadea’s leadership

Dec. 3 protest march will test Gadea’s leadership

(posted Nov. 24, 11:45 a.m.) - Former presidential candidate Fabio Gadea’s opposition leadership will be put to test Dec. 3 in a nationwide march in Managua against election fraud. Gadea’s political movement is mobilizing 1,800 buses in an effort to...
November 24, 2011 · 9 Comments


Gadea rejects final vote count

Gadea rejects final vote count

MANAGUA—Fabio Gadea, presidential candidate for the Independent Liberal Party (PLI), refuses to accept the official results of Sunday’s presidential elections, which show President Daniel Ortega won with 62 percent. The Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) announced in its third and final...
November 7, 2011 · No Comments


Gadea leads Ortega…in Facebook friends

    Presidential hopeful Fabio Gadea is thanking his 20,400 friends on Facebook for supporting his candidacy.   The 79-year-old candidate had an active presence on the Internet, thanks to a small team of Costa Rican consultants who constantly updated...
November 3, 2011 · No Comments


Can Ortega overcome ‘Gueguense factor’?

Can Ortega overcome ‘Gueguense factor’?

With a week to go before election day, President Daniel Ortega finally appears confident that his seemingly insurmountable lead in the polls will translate into victory on Nov. 6. A new voter-intention survey suggests Ortega’s lead has widened to a...
October 31, 2011 · 3 Comments


Gadea: ‘This is a battle between democracy and dictatorship’

Gadea: ‘This is a battle between democracy and dictatorship’

MANAGUA – For more than 50 years, popular radio personality Fabio Gadea has been invited into Nicaraguans’ homes and patios across the country for some old fashioned storytelling. Since founding Radio Corporación in 1965, Gadea has consistently delighted rural audiences...
October 24, 2011 · No Comments


Will MRS split the vote on the right?

Will MRS split the vote on the right?

ESTELÍ – Since defecting from the ranks of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in 1994, the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) has –with varying degrees of influence – diversified the left-wing vote and split the Sandinista camp. This year, however,...
October 16, 2011 · 1 Comment


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    (posted May 15, 7:00 p.m.)- To the surprise of nobody, the Sandinista-dominated National Assembly today approved President Daniel Ortega’s electoral reform package proposed last month after weeks of breathless hype by First Lady Rosario Murillo. The vote was passed with…

  • IMF: Nicaragua’s economy must grow faster

    (posted May 15, 12:50 p.m.)-Despite Nicaragua’s strong economic recovery from the financial crisis of 2008-09, the country must grow its economy even faster to reduce poverty, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Following a nine-day IMF visit to the…

  • FAO: Nicaragua needs to decentralize response to malnutrition

    (posted May 14, 1:30 p.m.)- The Nicaraguan government needs to decentralize its efforts to provide food security and combat malnutrition, which affects 19% of the population—one of the highest levels in Latin America, according to the UN’s Food and Agricultural…

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