I think we know who the instigator is in Nicaragua.
The question now is are there sincere issues in the country to be solved? If there is then the global community should be seeking peace and encourage the people of Nicaragua to continue their political movement toward freedom. In that is the responsibility for election observers to provide an honest assessment of an election to the people.
The people should have confidence in their movement and it's ultimate outcome to provide better quality of life and a secure future. Agitators such as Felix Maradiaga should be protected internationally if indeed he is carrying out an important movement of the people. He should not be facing being a political prisoner because of his loyalty to the people.
Political activist, Felix Maradiaga, who just returned from exile, tries to cross a riot barrier.
Havana – The government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo (click here) deployed dozens of patrol vehicles and hundreds of police and paramilitaries in Managua on Saturday, but could not prevent hundreds of Nicaraguan citizens from demonstrating at four points in the capital.
At the four designated points in the center of the capital citizens waved their blue and white flags.
Police hurled stun grenades, tear gas, and shot with marble guns, causing two injuries. They also deployed trained dogs to contain the protesters, keeping them from going out in the streets. The demonstrators paid tribute to student Matt Romero – killed by the regime on September 23, 2018 in Managua – and denounced that “Nothing is normal” under a dictatorship in Nicaragua.
The government claims that the country is back to normal after its forces squashed an alleged coup attempt....
There have already been elections intrusions. These are important people and have done all the right things to participate in elections, yet they cannot find a foothold to carry out their political agenda. When that occurs regularly, there is a good chance violence will follow. Global involvement is necessary to bring about open, free and fair elections.
Silvia Gutiérrez (click here) has been an active member of the Sandinista Renovation Movement (Movimiento de Renovación Sandinista, MRS) since she joined the party as a pollwatcher for Nicaragua’s 2006 presidential elections. After her bid for city council in her hometown of Managua in 2008 was cut short when her party was denied participation, she decided to improve her leadership and communication skills by attending a training program aimed at getting more young people involved in politics and civic life. Shortly after completing the program in 2011, the party chose her to run for the National Assembly, and in November of that year she was elected.
Gutiérrez is one of nearly 1,000 young leaders ages 16-35 who have taken part in the Certificate on Leadership and Political Management (CLPM), an annual five-part training program launched by NDI and its partners in 2010 aimed at equipping Nicaraguan youth with skills and knowledge to govern effectively....
