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Audio commentary to May 2nd
May Day celebration and
announcements; opposition parties tense in run up to declaration of
candidates for election to the National Assembly: solid economic
progress ratified by the International Monetary Fund; concern over
events in Libya; apparent change in regional policy by government of
Venezuela.
Government
briefing outlines details of spectacular economic and social progress
in Nicaragua under FSLN government; El Nuevo Diario is sold to one of
Nicaragua's most prominent financial conglomerates, BANPRO, after
experiencing liquidity crisis; political parties and alliances prepare
to present lists of candidates for deputies before Consejo Supremo
Electoral; potential ramifications for Nicaragua of Dominique
Strauss-Kahn's arrest; former Honduras President Manuel Zelaya to
return to Honduras at the end of the month.