Ortega re-elected in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan president and one-time Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega was re-elected in a landslide, according to results released today, overcoming a constitutional limit on re-election and reports of voting problems.

Mr Ortega had 63% support compared with 31% for his nearest challenger, Fabio Gadea, with 86% of the votes counted. Former president Arnoldo Aleman was a distant third with 6%.