President Daniel Ortega’s Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) and leading opposition parties, such as the Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (PLC) of disgraced former president Arnoldo Alemán (1997-2002), have registered their candidates ahead of the 5 November municipal elections. Transparency remains a key opposition concern given the failure of the FSLN-controlled electoral authorities (CSE) to address complaints stemming from previous elections – most recently the 2016 contest which produced a re-election victory for President Ortega in a highly criticised electoral process. The lack of transparency on the part of the FSLN leadership regarding its selection of candidates is also reportedly causing some consternation within the ranks of the party itself.End of preview - This article contains approximately 640 words.
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