Nicaragua's Supreme Court splinters opposition in threat to democracy (June 9, 2016)
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The Supreme Court in Nicaragua released a ruling Wednesday that splintered the ranks of the main opposition party, Prensa Latina reports. The ruling resolved a dispute between four factions of the Independent Liberal Party (PLI) that arose after internal elections in 2011 and has continued in the courts ever since. The Supreme Court's ruling effectively returned power to the faction that won in 2011, now headed by Pedro Reyes Vallejos, and unseated the PLI's current leader, Eduardo Montealegre,
Nicaragua's Supreme Court splinters opposition in threat to democracy (June 9, 2016)
Nicaragua's Supreme Court splinters…
Nicaragua's Supreme Court splinters opposition in threat to democracy (June 9, 2016)
The Supreme Court in Nicaragua released a ruling Wednesday that splintered the ranks of the main opposition party, Prensa Latina reports. The ruling resolved a dispute between four factions of the Independent Liberal Party (PLI) that arose after internal elections in 2011 and has continued in the courts ever since. The Supreme Court's ruling effectively returned power to the faction that won in 2011, now headed by Pedro Reyes Vallejos, and unseated the PLI's current leader, Eduardo Montealegre,