As many of you may very well be aware, Nicaragua’s presidential elections will be held this coming November. Just like back home in the US, campaigning starts early. There are television and radio commercials as well as political posters plastered everywhere (i.e. the health center, mayor’s office, and police station). This is interesting because back home, it is against the law for government institutions to post political propaganda. The current president, Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista party, is running for re-election and the political climate here in El Rosario is super supportive of him. The Casa Sandinista here is quite active and those who work within the organization are also leaders within the community. We’ve met a few of them in the past month through our work here.
A couple of Saturdays back, these community leaders along with the Casa Sandinista held a big activity in the park to rally political support for President Ortega. It was quite the event with big signs, balloons, lots of music, several dance performances, and of course speeches by the mayor and local party leaders. Most of the town attended and of course we did too, but only for a bit. We couldn’t help being curious and were certainly entertained by all the performances. Obviously my favorite part was the dance performance!
It will be interesting to observe the progression of the electoral process as we draw closer to November. Stay tuned!
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