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| Nicaragua lawmakers resist president's re-election |
| 2009-12-04 |
| President Daniel Ortega's attempt to run for re-election has run into a setback in Congress. Lawmakers are refusing to recognize a Supreme Court decision that would allow Ortega to run again in 2011 by overturning bans on consecutive re-election and serving more than two terms. This is where Ortega packed the court w/ temporary judges when 3 of the Supremes were conveniently not informed of the meeting. The National Assembly approved a resolution Thursday to oppose the top court's decision. Legislators say it is up to Nicaragua's electoral commission to choose which branch of government to heed. The electoral commission's president says the Supreme Court's ruling is final. But he leaves the post in 2010 and lawmakers are betting his replacement will side with them. Which Commandante Ortega will pack w/ his lackeys |
| Posted by:ed |