Controversy in Nicaraguan
Politics
MANAGUA - Controversy on the election by the
parliament of the members of the Nicaraguan
Electoral Supreme Council (CSE) and other
powers of the government came back to the
local political scene after break for Semana
Santa (Holy Week).
This topic is a prioritized element of the
political agenda of the opposition political
forces since president Daniel Ortega issued
a decree which extends the mandate for those
officials whose mandate expire this year.
A total of 25 CSE magistrates are in such a
situation, besides members of the Supreme
Court and other Nicaraguan institutions.
56 votes of the 92 deputies of the
Nicaraguan parliament are required to choose
any of these magistrates.
The opposition groups, headed by the Liberal
Constitutionalist Party (PLC) rejected the
decree immediately, but they were forced to
approve the creation of a legislative
commission to receive and examine the
proposal of candidates and present a report
for the parliament to make a decision.
The commission will work on the interviews
to the candidates to form CSE, now the apple
of discord, since it is accused of possible
fraud favouring FSLN in the last three
electoral processes in Nicaragua.
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