Ortega wins Nicaraguan presidency for third consecutive term

‘Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has emerged as the victor of the presidential race in the Central American country, overwhelmingly winning a third consecutive term in office.
The electoral board in Nicaragua made the announcement on Monday after the 70-year-old former leftist leader, who ran with his wife, Rosario Murillo, as his vice presidential candidate, garnered 72.1 percent of the votes, with 66.3 percent of polling stations counted so far.
Ortega’s main opponent, the center-right Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC) candidate Maximino Rodriguez, came second with 14.2 percent of votes, the board said.’
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