Another “one punch knock out” by Alexis Argüello (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGIUQ1mcZ_U) and Daniel Ortega’s Sadinistas party in Nicaragua (http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12607338)
After my previous blog entry of “IT COMES IN 3’s” It would appear that not only do those with the biggest bangs finally make it into power, but also those who manage to pack the biggest punch legally or not at key moments in time. Similar to many of the fights in Alexis Arguello’s long and distinguished boxing career, this celebrity politician appears to have pulled a low blow that has not been recognised by an independent referee.
With the Sadinistas now claiming political victory in Nicaragua, the result in Managua and Leon has been called into question by the opposition. An independent Nicaraguan group, Ethics and Transparency organised tens of thousands of observers. When they were refused accreditation, they had to watch from outside polling stations. But the group estimates that irregularities occurred at a third of polling places.
It has been said that unless there is a proper recount, an ugly precident will have been set for the whole of Latin America. So alas although the fiestas are better and the bangs a whole lot louder than back home, the president elect isn’t always as officially recognised as Gordon Brown (or are they?).
After my previous blog entry of “IT COMES IN 3’s” It would appear that not only do those with the biggest bangs finally make it into power, but also those who manage to pack the biggest punch legally or not at key moments in time. Similar to many of the fights in Alexis Arguello’s long and distinguished boxing career, this celebrity politician appears to have pulled a low blow that has not been recognised by an independent referee.
With the Sadinistas now claiming political victory in Nicaragua, the result in Managua and Leon has been called into question by the opposition. An independent Nicaraguan group, Ethics and Transparency organised tens of thousands of observers. When they were refused accreditation, they had to watch from outside polling stations. But the group estimates that irregularities occurred at a third of polling places.
It has been said that unless there is a proper recount, an ugly precident will have been set for the whole of Latin America. So alas although the fiestas are better and the bangs a whole lot louder than back home, the president elect isn’t always as officially recognised as Gordon Brown (or are they?).
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7min documentary on Alexis Argüello - the Rise and Fall of a Legend
https://youtu.be/SvcWVRuncCc
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