Ortega Leads Nicaraguan Vote as Rivals Warn of Rising Power
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is heading for a second consecutive term, according to early election results, after a campaign marked by vows to cut poverty and attract investors his government alienated in the 1980s.
The 65-year-old leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, which toppled dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979, leads with 63 percent support compared with 32 percent for radio show host Fabio Gadea, electoral council chief Roberto Rivas told reporters in Managua today. About 86 percent of the vote has been counted, he said.