Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has done what many leaders would dare not try to do while serving as president of a country.
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President Daniel Ortega will seek re-election to a third consecutive term in November, this time with his wife, Rosario Murillo, on the ticket as vice president in a contest from which Nicaragua’s main opposition was pushed aside by government maneuvers.
The president and the first lady arrived in Nicaragua’s capital Managua, home to the Supreme Electoral Council, to register, television channel Televisa said.
First lady Murillo has a key role as Ortega’s spokesman, appearing on national television nearly daily to discuss government policy and her brand of New Age spirituality. Nicaraguan President Picks Wife As Running Mate Ahead Of Elections appeared first on 360Nobs.com. Murillo is a renowned poet who is fluent in English and French, and is known to wear extravagant, colorful outfits and jewelry.
Ms Murillo previously served as the government’s chief spokeswoman.
The 70-year-old Ortega filed papers Tuesday with the national elections commission to run for a fourth term as president. “To me, it’s an insult – not just to all Nicaraguans, but also to the entire Sandinista movement – because it says that in Nicaragua there are no Sandinistas or Sandinista women who can aspire to this role; only the Ortega-Murillo family”.
The opposition fears her promotion sets the scene for a family dynasty in charge of the poor Central American nation.
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Like her husband, she was a member of the leftwing Sandinista rebels who took power in 1979.
