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Nicaragua Politics: Interesting development

"On Jun. 5, Lewites and former PLC member and presidency secretary Eduardo Montealegre announced the formation of a unified front during an assembly of the Conservative Party"

I believe such a Lewites/Montealegre team stands a good chance of winning 2006 election.
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Nicaraguans Back New Challenge to Former Presidents

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in Nicaragua agree with a politician’s call for a unified front against Arnoldo Alemán and Daniel Ortega, according to a poll by M&R published in La Prensa. 69 per cent of respondents support Herty Lewites’ idea to avoid a fraudulent election.

In 2001, Enrique Bolaños—candidate for the ruling Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC)—was elected with 56.3 per cent of the vote over former head of state Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). The president lost the support of the PLC in January 2002, when his government decided to take legal action against Alemán.

In December 2003, Alemán—who governed the country from 1997 to 2002—was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraud, money laundering and embezzlement. Justice Juana Méndez agreed to keep the former president under house arrest for medical reasons. PLC and FSLN lawmakers currently operate under a loose coalition in the National Assembly.

On Mar. 6, the FSLN officially designated Ortega as its presidential nominee for the November 2006 presidential election. Former Managua mayor Lewites had topped several voting intention polls, but was expelled from the FSLN in February.

On Jun. 5, Lewites and former PLC member and presidency secretary Eduardo Montealegre announced the formation of a unified front during an assembly of the Conservative Party (PC). Lewites called the two former president "mafia figures," while Montealegre said he wants to rid the country of "a two-headed dictatorship."

Polling Data

Herty Lewites has called for the formation of a unified front against the pact between former presidents Arnoldo Alemán and Daniel Ortega to avoid fraud in the 2006 presidential election. Do you support or oppose this proposal?

Support
69.0%

Oppose
27.5%

No opinion
3.5%


Source: M&R / La Prensa
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 778 Nicaraguan adults, conducted on Jun. 3 and Jun. 4, 2005. Margin of error is 3.3 per cent.