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In an election condemned as a sham, Nicaragua's president is reelected

NPR

By Rachel Martin,

Carrie Kahn

Published November 8, 2021 at 12:06 AM HST

Daniel Ortega will begin a fourth consecutive term as president after being pronounced the winner of Sunday's elections. President Biden said the vote was "neither free nor fair."

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Rachel Martin

Rachel Martin is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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Carrie Kahn

Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.

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