Who is the real Daniel Ortega?
From correspondents in California, United States, 05:30 PM IST Which is the Daniel Ortega who will rule Nicaragua? The old rebel leader or a new, more moderate politician as he has presented himself in recent months? Nicaraguan and US Spanish-language media closely following the presidential election victory of the former Sandinista leader aren’t sure, according to an article distributed by New America Media, the umbrella organisation of ethnic news media in the US. Although he is a well-known figure and symbol of the Sandinista revolution of 1979, the present-day Ortega seems to be ‘an unknown’, says La Opinin, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the US. ‘The price (of his victory) seems to be his conversion from a revolutionary leader into a simple politician who wants to be elected at any cost,’ adds the newspaper. Daniel Ortega Saavedra was one of the leaders of the Sandinista rebels who ousted rightwing dictator Anastasio Somoza in July 1979 and established a leftist regime
