Nicaragua's Strongman Stays Strong

The threat of future U.S. sanctions hangs over the Nov. 6 Nicaraguan presidential election. Yet incumbent President Daniel Ortega hopes to capture another five-year term and possibly position his wife and running mate, Rosario Murillo Zambrana, as his successor. Ortega, who will turn 71 five days after the election, enjoys a comfortable margin in opinion polls and fragmented support for opposition candidates appears to give him and his Sandinista National Liberation Front a good chance to stay in office. ...