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==Second presidency (2007–present)==
==Second presidency (2007–present)==
Soon after Ortega assumed the presidency it was discovered that his ways had stayed the same. Under Ortega, Nicaragua established close ties with the terroristic regime of Iran<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6261721.stm Iran and Nicaragua vow close ties - BBC]</ref> and [[Hugo Chavez]]'s tyrannical government.<ref>[http://blog.american.com/2011/06/ortegas-nicaragua-to-chavez-please-dont-die-please/ Nicaragua and Venezuela’s Well-Oiled Relationship - The American Enterprise Institute]</ref> Ortega has also used voter fraud in order to help his party win mayoralties during the 2008 municipal elections and had judges loyal to him use [[judicial activism]] in order to disregard the Nicaraguan constitution allow him to run for president again in the upcoming November 2011 elections.<ref>[http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/10/nicaraguas-presidential-elections-how-daniel-ortega-could-shame-democracy Nicaragua’s Presidential Elections: How Daniel Ortega Could Shame Democracy - The American Heritage Foundation]</ref> He was re-elected with a 62% popular vote.
Soon after Ortega assumed the presidency it was discovered that his ways had stayed the same. Under Ortega, Nicaragua established close ties with the terroristic regime of Iran<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6261721.stm Iran and Nicaragua vow close ties - BBC]</ref> and [[Hugo Chavez]]'s tyrannical government.<ref>[http://blog.american.com/2011/06/ortegas-nicaragua-to-chavez-please-dont-die-please/ Nicaragua and Venezuela’s Well-Oiled Relationship - The American Enterprise Institute]</ref> Ortega has also used voter fraud in order to help his party win mayoralties during the 2008 municipal elections and had judges loyal to him use [[judicial activism]] in order to disregard the Nicaraguan constitution allow him to run for president again in the upcoming November 2011 elections.<ref>[https://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/10/nicaraguas-presidential-elections-how-daniel-ortega-could-shame-democracy Nicaragua’s Presidential Elections: How Daniel Ortega Could Shame Democracy - The American Heritage Foundation]</ref> He was re-elected with a 62% popular vote.
== References ==
== References ==