Daily Archives: November 9, 2021

2021-11-09: News Headlines

Nan McCurdy (2021-11-09). Sandinistas Win By a Landslide! U.S. Dirty Tricks Fail in Derailing Nicaraguan Democracy. covertactionmagazine.com In the lead up to the February 25, 1990 elections, President George H.W. Bush told the Nicaraguan people that the …

Dakotah Lilly (2021-11-09). There's a new Target on the US Regime-Change List. It's Been There Before. orinocotribune.com By Dakotah Lilly — Nov 6, 2021 | The US has a long history of meddling in Latin America. This week, US lawmakers have approved legislation calling for more sanctions to increase pressure on President Daniel Ortega ahead of Nicaragua's election on Sunday. | On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the bill known as the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act. The move — a response to an alleged crackdown there on the

Editor (2021-11-09). We have been lied to! Caleb Maupin from polling place in Nicaragua. mronline.org Nicaragua's electoral process far proceeds that of which the U.S. media has led the people of the United States to believe.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2021-11-09). Nicaragua's President Ortega Re-elected with 75% of Vote & Strong Turnout — New Lima Group in the Making. orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 8, 2021 (Special for With 97.74% of the 13,459 Ballot Receiving Boards (JRV) scrutinized, the president obtained a wide margin of victory ove…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-09). Ortega Wins Nicaragua Elections Prompting U.S. Threat Of Sanctions. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega won a fourth consecutive presidential term. | The United States reacted swiftly threatening sanctions, as Ortega reportedly jailed political rivals ahead of the vote. | This prompted the initial threats of sanctions from the United States and international calls for free elections. | Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council said that with nearly all the ballots counted, a preliminary tally had Ortega's Sandinista alliance winning with about 76% of…

Steve Sweeney (2021-11-09). U.S. bans Communist journalist from traveling to Nicaragua for elections. peoplesworld.org MEXICO CITY—"Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" U.S. authorities infamously asked those entering the country during the Cold War. Nowadays, the questions may have changed, but the intention is the same—to keep out undesirables. It seems that I am one of those undesirables—as well as a Communist—finding myself …

Staff (2021-11-09). En Nicaragua, los yanquis nunca más organizarán las elecciones (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Aquí está Carlos, en estas Luchas, en estas Batallas que venimos librando, en estas Luchas que gracias a la Conciencia, a la Mística, al Ejemplo de nuestro Hermano Carlos Fonseca, que "es de los muertos que nunca mueren", como lo dijo Tomás, de ahí viene la energía que nos permite alcanzar grandes Victorias.

Staff (2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-11-09). 6.2-Magnitude earthquake strikes near coast of Nicaragua. en.mehrnews.com The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) registered a strong earthquake near the coast of Nicaragua.

Christian Guevara (2021-11-08). U.S. attacks on Ortega fail to convince Nicaraguan voters. peoplesworld.org People's World correspondent Christian Guevara is on the scene in Nicaragua to observe the country's general election with a delegation of the Friends of the ATC, a rural workers' association in Nicaragua that was central to the land reform policy of the Sandinista Revolution in 1979 to distribute land to the peasants. It represents 50,000 …

_____ (2021-11-08). As Nicaragua Resists Regime Change, The US Ramps Up Its Economic Warfare. popularresistance.org The United States has tried to control the poor Central American country, Nicaragua, for more than 100 years. John Bolton designated Nicaragua as part of the "Troika of Tyranny" along with Cuba and Venezuela for daring to defend its sovereignty. Since the failed violent coup attempt in 2018, the US foreign policy establishment has focused on preventing President Daniel Ortega's reelection using a variety of tactics. Ben Norton, associate editor of The Grayzone, who is based in Managua, describes those tactics, the complicity of corporate media and social media and how Nicaragua is working to protect its democrati…

Staff (2021-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2021. democracynow.org 100,000+ People Take to Streets to Call Out Climate Inaction, COP26 Greenwashing, House Passes Bipartisan $1.2 Infrastructure Bill Without Vote on $1.75T Build Back Better Package, Court Blocks Company Vaccine Mandate; U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions; Pfizer Seeks OK for COVID Pill, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Survives Assassination Attempt, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager During West Bank Protest, Ortega Set to Retain Nicaraguan Presidency in Elections Marred by Crackdown on Opposition, U.S. Advises Citizens to Leave Ethiopia as Specter of All-Out War Increases, Sudanese Soldiers Arrest Score…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-08). COP26 to address Loss and Damage as frontline communities excluded and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the latest on the UN COP26 climate conference amid mass protests for climate justice; the preliminary results of Nicaragua's general elections; continuing anti-coup protests in Sudan as people demand complete civilian rule; and the statements issued by Israel in rejection of the opening of a U.S. consulate in Occupied East Jerusalem.

Staff (2021-11-08). President Ortega: Nicaraguan People Vote for Peace and Not for War — Washington Interventionism Activated. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, November 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that the general elections taking place in his country are a sign and a commitment by the vast majority of Nicaraguans to vote for peace and not for war or terrorism. | After voting in Managua, the president addressed the nation from the House of the Peoples, expressing that this election does not call for paralyzing the economy and destroying families. He stressed that the people want peace and well-being, while the right-wing sows hatred and terror and therefore opts for smear campaigns and violence, so that war returns to Nicaragua. | President Ort…

Ben Norton (2021-11-08). From Nicaraguan Revolutionaries to US Embassy Informants: How Washington Recruited Ex-Sandinistas Like Dora María Téllez and her MRS Party. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Nov 5, 2021 | The story of how Nicaragua's former guerrilla Dora María Téllez and her anti-Sandinista MRS party allied with the right wing and became coup-supporting informants for the US embassy. | One of the most high-profile opponents of Nicaragua's Sandinista government points to her revolutionary youth to justify her position. And while the international media constantly

Staff (2021-11-08). Biden labels Nicaragua's election a 'pantomime,' vows to hold Ortega's govt accountable. rt.com Nicaragua's "sham elections," in which longtime President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, are expected to claim victory, were "neither free nor fair," US President Joe Biden has said. | The people in the Central American country of some 6.5 million went to the polls on Sunday, with the 75-year-old socialist leader Ortega looking to secure his fourth consecutive and fifth overall five-year term in office. | The Nicaraguan leadership "orchestrated… a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic," Biden said in a statement late on Sunday.

_____ (2021-11-08). First Official Results Confirm Re-Election Of Ortega. popularresistance.org In the early hours of Monday, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) President Brenda Rocha released the first official results of the presidential elections held on Sunday. After saying that the Nicaraguan people "have been the protagonists of the country's historic civic celebration," she announced the results of the votes counted at the national and provincial levels. With 49.25 percent of the votes counted so far, President Daniel Ortega, who ran for reelection of the position, achieved 74.99 percent of the votes. These results will allow the Santinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leader to exercise…

_____ (2021-11-08). I Monitored The US-Denounced Nicaraguan Election. popularresistance.org Despite Western media and politicians labelling the Nicaraguan general election a "sham" and "parody," citizens turned out in large numbers to cast their votes on Sunday, and also to show they reject foreign meddling. According to preliminary results, over 65 percent of voters turned out, 75 percent of whom cast their ballots on November 7 for Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, securing him a fourth consecutive presidential term. For many Nicaraguans, especially the poor and working people, the choice is an obvious one…

_____ (2021-11-08). Nicaraguan People Vote For Peace And Not For War. popularresistance.org On Sunday, November 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that the general elections taking place in his country are a sign and a commitment by the vast majority of Nicaraguans to vote for peace and not for war or terrorism. After voting in Managua, the president addressed the nation from the House of the Peoples, expressing that this election does not call for paralyzing the economy and destroying families. He stressed that the people want peace and well-being, while the right-wing sows hatred and terror and therefore opts for smear campaigns and violence, so that war returns to Nicaragua.

Roger D. Harris (2021-11-08). Nicaragua Celebrates Democracy — Election Day Report. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Nov 7, 2021 | Flying down to Nicaragua a few days ago to be one of 170 international official election accompaniers and 40 press from 27 countries, the expat Nicaraguan woman sitting next to me, who is hostile to the current Sandinista government, said there will be an election but no vote, because only one person is on the ballot. At the polling station in the colonial city of Leon this morning, candidates from six political parties standing for president were on the ballot: PLC, FSLN, CCN, ALN, APRE, and PLI. | Some of these parties included elements that tried in 2018 to violently ove…

TASS (2021-11-08). Latin America must reject US meddling in Nicaraguan elections — Venezuela's top diplomat. tass.com According to Felix Placencia, the US had already slammed the elections in Nicaragua branding them a failure, even before they had actually started…

Editor (2021-11-08). Sandinistas poised to win election in Nicaragua despite U.S. sabotage and smears. mronline.org Media repeats big lie that Nicaraguan migrants to the U.S. are escaping Ortega's repression.

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Cuba Welcomes Nicaraguan President Ortega's Reelection. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated his Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega for the Nov. 7 general elections preliminary results, which showed that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party obtained 74,99 percent of the valid votes. | RELATED: | "The election results demonstrated the Nicaraguan people's civility in the face of the smear campaign that the United States leads again…

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Nicaraguan Elections Compliant With Laws, Russia Acknowledges. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that the general elections held in Nicaragua on Sunday complied with domestic regulations and must be respected by other countries. | RELATED: | "We sent observers… and, according to their testimony, the elections were held in an organized manner, they complied with Nicaraguan legislation and with the epidemiological rules imposed to contain CO…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-08). Daniel Ortega is set to win Nicaragua's presidency. peoplesdispatch.org According to the preliminary results announced by the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), with 49.25% of the votes counted, incumbent president Daniel Ortega has obtained 74.99% of the votes…

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Majority of Nicaraguans Elect FSLN to Lead for Four More Years. telesurenglish.net The Sandinista Front for National Liberation has won this Sunday's general elections in Nicaragua as President and Commander Daniel Ortega is elected for a fourth consecutive term with 74,99% out of 49.25% counted thus far. | The Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) has won Sunday's general elections as President Daniel Ortega is re-elected for a fourth consecutive term.

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Nicaragua: First Official Results Confirm Re-Election of Ortega. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Monday, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) President Brenda Rocha released the first official results of the presidential elections held on Sunday. | RELATED: | After saying that the Nicaraguan people "have been the protagonists of the country's historic civic celebration," she announced the results of the votes counted at the national and provincial levels. | With 49.25 percent of…

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Nicaraguans Celebrate FSLN Victory In Sunday Elections. telesurenglish.net On Monday, thousands of Nicaraguan citizens gathered in Victories Square in Managua to celebrate that the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) preliminary report on the Nov. 7 general elections results showed that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) obtained 74,99 percent of the valid votes in this process. | RELATED: | "We celebrate the victory of the FSLN candidates, including our President Daniel Ortega, w…

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Venezuela Congratulates Re-Election of President Daniel Ortega. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the democratic character of the Nicaraguan elections held on Sunday and congratulated the re-election of President Daniel Ortega. | RELATED: | "The Venezuelan people send solidarity hugs and congratulations to President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo for their legitimate re-election," the Bolivarian leader said and pointed out the unobjectionable vict…

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