Nicaragua: Ex-Presidents Join Against Bolanos

A power struggle between Nicaragua's president and a congressional alliance of the country's two dominant political parties is destabilizing Nicaragua politically. Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega wants to oust President Enrique Bolanos from power and retake the presidency. Ortega is supported by Arnoldo Aleman, a member of Bolanos' own party. Should Ortega become president, Nicaragua would distance itself from the United States and seek closer alignment with Venezuela and Cuba.