FSLN Victorious, But Trouble Ahead

BMI View: Provisional exit polls showed a comprehensive victory for President Daniel Ortega's Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) in Nicaragua's municipal elections, which took place on November 9. Nevertheless, we are increasingly concerned that serious question marks over the legitimacy of the polls could lead to an uptick in violence and a deterioration in the country's political risk profile in the months ahead.

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