Nicaragua Suspends Counting of Votes
Nicaragua’s highest electoral authority Wednesday announced a weeklong recess in counting votes in disputed presidential elections held Sunday and said they will not announce an official winner until all results have been double-checked.
Rosa Marina Zelaya, head of the Supreme Election Council, said the final tally will be based on electoral documents collected province-by-province and not summaries sent by radio, fax or telegram.
Conservative Arnoldo Aleman is leading nearest challenger Daniel Ortega by 11 percentage points with about 88% of the vote counted.
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