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      "id": 103983,
      "date": "1997-01-15",
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      "title": "Nicaragua's 1996 Elections and Results",
      "summary": "The acrimony surrounding Nicaragua's recent elections has raised new concerns for political\nconciliation and stability there. Nicaraguans voted for president, the legislature, and other offices on\nSunday, October 20, 1996. It was more than a month later, however, before rightist Arnoldo Aleman\nwas officially declared the winner of the presidential race. Rightist Aleman, mayor of Managua from\n1990-1995, defeated leftist Daniel Ortega, head of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)\nand president from 1985-1991, and 21 other candidates by a wide margin. After a highly polarized\nrace, Ortega's refusal to concede defeat and call for annulling the vote generated enormous political\ntension after the elections. Other concerns about the electoral process included the effectiveness and\nfairness of two different registration processes, the distribution of voter identification cards, and\nnumerous mistakes on election day. Both domestic and international observers described the\nelections as flawed but fair.",
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  "topics": [
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    "Latin American Affairs",
    "National Defense"
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