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Government announces measures to mitigate soaring oil prices, Ortega aligns himself with other ALBA countries' position vis-a-vis ongoing conflict in Libya; Costa Rica ups anti Nicaraguan rhetoric and sends more troops to the border in anticipation of World Court ruling on precautionary measures; Opposition register three different alliances going into November's elections.
International Court ruling regarding Costa Rican request for precautionary measures overwhelmingly upholds Nicaraguan government position on the dispute; Gadea renounces his membership of the PLC and says he would maintain Nicaragua's membership of Petrocaribe should he win presidential election; toni explains the logic behind ALBA countries' position regarding situation in Libya.
Political
alliances inscribe their presidential and vice presidential candidates
as internal divisions within Nicaraguan opposition alliances continue;
Government increases fuel subsidy for public transport; IMF mission
content with government's macro economic policies; Toni analizes
possible effects of fallout surrounding NATO invasion of Libya on
Nicaragua and the Central American region as a whole.