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How Nicaragua's Protests Could Spread Elsewhere in Central America
May 17, 2018 | 08:00 GMT
![In this photograph, demonstrators sing the Nicaraguan national anthem in front of a police station during a protest against President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua on April 25.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/nicaragua-protests%20%281%29.jpg?itok=USyX1X3z)
Widespread protests in Nicaragua are challenging the foundations of President Daniel Ortega's government. If he falls, the demonstrations could ignite unrest in neighboring Honduras and Guatemala.
(RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- President Daniel Ortega will have to take some action to address the growing unrest, because he can no longer rely on the army to quell the protests.
- Ortega could resign ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2021, or he could seek to remain in power by roping the opposition into a lengthy political dialogue.
- If protests successfully oust Ortega, political opponents of the Honduran and Guatemalan governments will likely intensify protests in those two countries.
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