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Nicaragua election: Political repression, poverty drives farmers to Costa Rica

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Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans are crossing into neighbouring Costa Rica, to escape poverty and what they say is political repression.
They had hoped upcoming elections on Sunday would bring a more democratic government - but the EU's foreign policy chief has already decried the elections, calling them "fake".
President Daniel Ortega has led a months-long crackdown on his opponents as he seeks a controversial fourth term in power.
Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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