No Reaction to OAS Report in Nicaragua
Civil organizations and political parties continue to wait for the reaction of the Supreme Election Council (CSE) to a report by the Organization of American States on the preparations for the elections in Nicaragua.

The OAS observers in this Central American country said in Washington on Tuesday that several anomalies and deficiencies had been detected in Nicaragua s election process.

The irregularities found by Gustavo Fernandez, head of OAS observers, include delays in the registration of voters, power conflicts within the CSE, and a deficient electoral roll, among others.

The former Bolivian foreign minister said, however, that although the current conditions are not optimal, they can be improved by November 5, when the general elections are scheduled.

So far, the registration process has become the lightening rod for critics of the CSE, which they accuse of favoring the two major political forces in the country.

Three of the magistrates in the election power are members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), and the three others belong to the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC).

CSE President Roberto Rivas, however, has no known political affiliation, so the accusations may be part of a plot to discredit the CSE.