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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/world/americas/07nicaragua.html?hp&ex=1162962000&en=eb3bde8c04c632f4&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Sixteen years after he left power, Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist president and the Sandinista leader who is still regarded as a sworn foe by many in Washington, appeared headed to a victory on Monday in the Nicaraguan presidential election.
Though electoral officials had yet to release final tallies from Sunday's vote, preliminary results and the country's electoral watchdog groups all indicated that Mr. Ortega, who had failed three times before to gain the presidency in elections, would win a clear victory.
Sixteen years after he left power, Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist president and the Sandinista leader who is still regarded as a sworn foe by many in Washington, appeared headed to a victory on Monday in the Nicaraguan presidential election.
Though electoral officials had yet to release final tallies from Sunday's vote, preliminary results and the country's electoral watchdog groups all indicated that Mr. Ortega, who had failed three times before to gain the presidency in elections, would win a clear victory.
