[Marxism] Daniel Ortega holds lead in Nicaraguan race

[Sayan Bhattacharyya]

*Associated Press

MANAGUA, Nicaragua*

Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega has maintained his lead heading into
Nicaragua's Nov. 5 presidential election, followed closely by
U.S.-backedcandidate Eduardo Montealegre, according to a poll
published Friday.

The survey, conducted by M&R Consultores and published in La Prensa daily
newspaper, shows Ortega with 30.9 percent of the vote, compared to
26.4percent for Montealegre. The poll was conducted Sept. 15-21 with
4,204
voters nationwide and had a margin of error of 1.5 percentage points.

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