Nicaragua

A Return to Caudillismo

Bibliographic Data

ID6288570
AuthorsKai M Thaler (0000-0003-0836-8689, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume28
Issue2
Pages157-169
Publication date2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2017.0032
OpenAlexW2606199762
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited3

Nicaragua's 2016 elections saw President Daniel Ortega win a third consecutive term, and his wife, Rosario Murillo, become Vice President, in the face of an opposition abstention campaign. Since winning the presidency in 2007, Ortega has consolidated control over Nicaragua's institutions and economy while rejecting his revolutionary roots, stifling opposition parties and civil society, and enriching his family and associates. Ortega's move from electoral victory to caudillo-style strongman rule offers a Latin American parallel to contemporary autocratic transitions in cases like Russia, Turkey, and Hungary. Absent a crisis, Nicaraguans face an uphill battle to restore democracy and avert a new family dynasty

Ancient history · Autocracy · Battle · Democracy · Economic history · Face (sociological concept · Latin Americans · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Social science · Sociology · Victory · Wife · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · History · Law

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