Managua Department

Nicaragua's ruling party supporters attack opposition leader in demonstration

MANAGUA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of Nicaragua's ruling party Sunday attacked the caravan of the opposition leader Eduardo Montealegr, who was heading a protest march in the western province of Leon. Rejecting the results...

Violence erupts in Nicaragua standoff

A standoff between supporters of Nicaragua’s left-wing ruling party and its opponents wounded eight on the outskirts of the capital Managua as conflict over alleged voter fraud turned violent. One partisan from each side was...

Why Nicaragua's Capital Is in Flames

Riot police patrol a street in Managua. The last time rival political forces fought one another street by street for control of the Nicaraguan capital was three decades ago, in July 1979, at the culmination of the Sandinista...

Nicaragua: Concerns About Fraud in Recent Elections

The streets of Managua were not the only place where supporters of the two political parties in Nicaragua were present during the recent municipal elections held on November 9. One could also find them on social networking...

Moderate earthquake shakes Nicaraguan Pacific coast

MANAGUA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake of 5.1 magnitude shook on Thursday the Nicaraguan Pacific coast without causing victims or material damages. Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (Ineter) said the...

Nicaragua: How to steal an election

Daniel Ortega sets an ugly precedentNICARAGUA may be a small country but it is an emblematic one. In 1979 the leftist Sandinista movement overthrew a corrupt dictatorship. In response, the United States organised the Contra...

Review follows election fraud allegations in Nicaragua

Nicaragua's election council will allow a review of the mayoral election in the nation's capital after opponents of the ruling Sandinista Party raised fraud allegations, the council's president said Wednesday.

Nicaraguan local elections

For months the right wing opposition parties have been setting up their current frantic efforts to destabilize Nicaragua following their candidate's defeat in the municipal elections for the capital city Managua. On Sunday...

AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops denounce violent episodes surrounding Sunday's elections and ask ...

Managua (Agenzia Fides) – After the release of Sunday's (November 9) election results, on Monday, the Bishops' Conference of Nicaragua called for “the revision of the meeting notes in the hands of participating political...

Nicaragua to bring back remains of citizens killed in Guatemala

MANAGUA, Nov 11, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Foreign Ministry of Nicaragua is taking measures to bring back the remains of the 15 citizens killed Sunday in Guatemala, the Nicaraguan first lady said Tuesday. First Lady...

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