| | |  Americas & Beyond | October 2009 
Nicaragua Court Says Ortega Can Seek Re-Election
 Associated Press
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October 20, 2009
| | Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega gestures as he delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Bolivia's President Evo Morales, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said. (AP/Roberto Candia) | |
Managua, Nicaragua — Nicaragua's leftist President Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011.
The constitutional commission of the Supreme Court is dominated by judges loyal to Ortega's Sandinista party. It has thrown out a ban on consecutive re-election. And the head of Nicaragua's electoral commission says the ruling is final.
Judges from the opposition Liberal Party were not present at Monday's vote and say it must be approved by the full Supreme Court. But they lack the votes to overturn it.
Latin American leaders such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Ecuador's Rafael Correa and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe also have maneuvered to extend their terms in office.
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