To some, Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega is a dictator.
He won a fourth straight term last November after jailing opposition candidates.
But his supporters say he's standing up to bullying from the West, especially the U.S.
Ortega was sworn in at a ceremony attended by allies including Russia, Venezuela and China.
So what's in store now for one of the poorest nations in Central America?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Danny Shaw - Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, CUNY
Jairo Lugo-Ocando - Director of Executive Edcuation and Graduate Studies, Northwestern University in Qatar
Michael Shifter - President, Inter-American Dialogue
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He won a fourth straight term last November after jailing opposition candidates.
But his supporters say he's standing up to bullying from the West, especially the U.S.
Ortega was sworn in at a ceremony attended by allies including Russia, Venezuela and China.
So what's in store now for one of the poorest nations in Central America?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Danny Shaw - Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, CUNY
Jairo Lugo-Ocando - Director of Executive Edcuation and Graduate Studies, Northwestern University in Qatar
Michael Shifter - President, Inter-American Dialogue
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#Nicaragua
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