Nicaraguan Politics and Government Essay -- Essays on Politics

Nicaraguan Politics and Government On the narrow isthmus known as Central America, between the world’s two greatest oceans, Nicaragua has been marked by endless years of political turmoil, social tension and economic dismay. The turmoil’s that have shaken the country make it plausible to believe that by some metaphysical law, Nicaraguan politics have accommodated to nature’s tantrums. Like its diverse, rugged and seismically active geology, the country’s politics have been irregular, impulsive and often explosive (Pastor, 15). The Nicaraguan election of February 25, 1990 represents the country’s attempt to break from its turbulent political past and pursue economic and political stability through the establishment of a democracy. The country’s elections marks a zenith for world democracy, in that no country’s elections had ever been witnessed by more international observers from more diverse groups than was Nicaragua's. The election was closely monitored by myriads of international observers including members of the Organization of American States, United Nations as well as members of the Carter Center including its founder, ex-US President Jimmy Carter. That Sunday morning, beginning at 6 A.M. about one and half million Nicaraguans- about 86 percent of eligible voters- went to cast their vote in one of over four thousand polling sites throughout the country; the outcome of this election marks a decisive point in the country’s history. The results will determine the people’s willingness to either continue with the rule of Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista party that had been in power for over ten years and established a socialist government; or to break away from the misery and persecution of the regime and establish a free, ... ...ntinuous effort to enact policies that will be beneficial to the Nicaraguan people and country as a whole. Work Cited Baumeister, Eduardo. Estructura y Reforma Agraria en Nicaragua. Managua: Editorial Ciencias Sociales, 1998. Close, David. Nicaragua: The Chamorro Years. London: Lynne Rienner, 1999. Leiken, Robert S. Why Nicaragua Vanquished. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield, Inc., 1992. Morley, Morris H. Washington, Somoza, and the Sandinistas. New York: Cambridge UP, 1994. Pastor, Robert A. Not Condemned to Repetition. Cambridge: Westview P, 2002. Plan Nacional de Desarollo. Gobierno de Nicaragua. 15 May 2005 . Stone, Samuel Z. The Heritage of the Conquistadors. Lincoln: University of Nebraska P, 1990. Walker, Thomas W. Reagan Versus the Sandinistas: The Undeclared War on Nicaragua. Boulder: Westview P, 1987.