Reply #12: Corruption in general is one of the biggest problems... [View All]

And in some countries the traditional parties -both left and right wing- are pretty corrupt... that's the case in Nicaragua. Nicaragua not only needs to change it's economic policies so that they benefit most of the population and not only an elite, but it has to clean up it's government of corruption. Ortega cannot do that because he, along with current President Bolaños and former President Alemán are to blame in a great part.

The US would certainly prefer Lewites over Ortega, but they prefer Montealegre over all others because he represents business interests. Plus, if a runoff election is needed (and that may certainly be the case), Montealegre would beat Ortega, but Lewites would beat them both.