Elections : incidents au Nicaragua – 5 novembre 2011

Nicaraguans go to polls amid clashes

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5 novembre 2011

By Isabel Sanchez (

MANAGUA — Nicaraguans go to the polls to choose a new president Sunday as violence erupts between supporters and opponents of President Daniel Ortega, who is eyeing a third term.

About 150 supporters of Ortega’s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the Independent Liberal Party (PLI) fought with sticks and stones in Sebaco, 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Managua Saturday, according to local authorities.

At least 15 protesters and two policemen were injured. One of the injured apparently suffered from gunshot wounds or an improvised mortar explosion, a fire department spokesman said.

The incident allegedly began when PLI supporters demanded to see identity cards. Police restored order and the municipal office was closed just hours before voting was due to begin.

Other clashes took place in some northern and eastern villages. Mas…