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Protests end peacefully in Nicaragua (Roundup)

Nov 21, 2009, 22:28 GMT

Managua - Thousands of protestors in the Central American state of Nicaragua took to the streets of Managua on Saturday against President Daniel Ortega, charging that he is trying t o set up a dictatorship. But the anticipated clashes between Ortega opponents and supporters did not materialize. Medical rescue officials reported that some of the protestors were slightly injured. The counter-demonstration by Ortega supporters was delayed until the afternoon. The opposition organized the protests to commemorate the November 8, 2008 local elections, which the opposition claims were won by a majority of Ortega-allied candidates by fraud. In addition, demonstrators were also showing their opposition to Ortega's intention of running in 2011 for another term as president despite a constitutional bar. The country's supreme court recently ruled that the Sandinista Ortega could run in another presidential election, despite term limits.

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