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Nicaragua Court Throws out Leadership of Opposition Party
Source: Associated Press
Nicaragua Court Throws out Leadership of Opposition Party
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Jun 9, 2016, 4:55 PM ET
Nicaragua's Supreme Court threw out the current leader of the country's main opposition party on Thursday and reinstated a former leader who had sued for control of the Independent Liberal Party.
Current leader Eduardo Montealegre had been building a coalition to compete against President Daniel Ortega, who is running for his third consecutive term. Montealegre came second in the 2006 presidential race.
But the court ruled that former party vice president Pedro Reyes Vallejos is the legal representative of the party, based on a suit Reyes Vallejos filed about five years ago.
The ruling invalidates the nominations of the Independent Liberal Party's candidates for the Nov. 6 elections.
"This is a coup against the opposition because Ortega is afraid of us," said Montealegre.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Jun 9, 2016, 4:55 PM ET
Nicaragua's Supreme Court threw out the current leader of the country's main opposition party on Thursday and reinstated a former leader who had sued for control of the Independent Liberal Party.
Current leader Eduardo Montealegre had been building a coalition to compete against President Daniel Ortega, who is running for his third consecutive term. Montealegre came second in the 2006 presidential race.
But the court ruled that former party vice president Pedro Reyes Vallejos is the legal representative of the party, based on a suit Reyes Vallejos filed about five years ago.
The ruling invalidates the nominations of the Independent Liberal Party's candidates for the Nov. 6 elections.
"This is a coup against the opposition because Ortega is afraid of us," said Montealegre.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nicaragua-court-throws-leadership-opposition-party-39735824
