you have could compared anastasio somoza with 0rtega have could compared anastasio somoza with ortegaurselves of this dictator. 0thers in the opposition have just said we wa nt in the opposition have just said we want the promised to get new elections and some time this year, then you've got the catholic church involved and their calling on both sides to ramp down the rhetoric and ca rt sides to ramp down the rhetoric and cart startle king each other in a serious way. nicaraguan people have no idea what the opposition‘s objectives are, can you help me? no, i think what i am saying is that we need a change. that 0rtega is a dictator. i think everyone is clear about by the he behaves. the only way that we can bring change here at is through the democratic process, free elections, that is precisely the position of the civic alliance and the position of so many people. that is the reason why we haven't seen that is the reason why we haven't seen natural combats, people defending and killing with heavy ammunition and the process. we, as nicaraguans, believe in a democratic solution, in ele

language of ortega being a dictator and in the recent past you've compared him correctly with anastasio somozainfamous dictator who was toppled in 1979 in nicaragua. of course there's a fundamental difference, daniel ortega wins elections, he last won a thumping great majority in 2016, so this is an elected president, he isn't a somoza—style dictator. that is true if you think the elections were honest and clean, but there is ample evidence that not only the election of 2016, but at all elections since 2008, presidential elections and regional elections, have been the result of electoral fraud. that's the reason why people are protesting on the streets because we've been denied our right to vote. legitimacy is a big question mark here because it's true there were elections in 2016, but international observers have been denouncing irregularities in electoral processes since 2008. to bring a change here, we need to reform the electoral system as well, that's the reason why the civic alliance forjustice and democracy is demanding free and clean elections next year. we'll get to your demands in a

used the same cobblestones in the same way to overthrow nicaragua's most infamous dictator, anastasio somozaega, he sent in his police and paramilitaries. here in monimbo, there were barricades down every street, now there is mostly rubble and most of the people who were behind them are either injail, in hiding or dead. a protest leader agreed to meet us at a safe house. translation: many people have been tortured or assassinated. there have been many disappearances, many people's bodies have never been found. translation: so what does this mean for the protests? translation: ortega is already defeated, that is a fact. he has lost the people, he has not international support. eventually, he will be forced to negotiate his exit. but that is not a feeling shared by president ortega or the many thousands who joined him to celebrate revolution day. what the government has done is what any government would have done. killing people? i'm killing people? it's not killing people, it's defending. the government did what they had to do, they cleared the barricades and death occurred. he may say death

used the same cobblestones in the same way to overthrow nicaragua's most infamous dictator, anastasio somozaramilitaries. here in managua, there were barricades down every street, now there is mostly rubble and most of the people who were behind them are either injail, in hiding or dead. a protest leader agreed to meet us at a safe house. many people have been tortured or assassinated. there have been many disappearances, many people's bodies have never been found. so what does this mean for the protests? 0rtega is already defeated, that is a fact. he has lost the people, he has not got international support. eventually, he will be forced to negotiate his exit. but that is not a feeling shared by president 0rtega or the many thousands who joined him to celebrate revolution day. what the government has done is what any government would have done. killing people? i'm killing people? it's not killing people, it's defending. the government did what they had to do, they cleared the barricades and death occurred. he may say death "just occurred", but president 0rtega's facing rising international

used these same cobblestones in the same way to overthrow the corrupt and infamous dictator, anastasio somozataries to clear the streets, completing his transformation from revolutionary to repressor. here, there were barricades in every street. now there is only rubble. and most of the people behind them are either injail, in hiding or dead. this man was behind one of the barricades. now he is on the run and fears for his life. many people have been tortured or assassinated. there have been many disappearances. many people's bodies have never been found. so what does this mean for the protest? ortega is already defeated. that is a fact. he has lost the people. he has not international support. eventually, he will be forced to negotiate his exit. it is difficult to really know how well founded that belief is. but one measure is to be found in the shadow of some of the metal trees that are still standing. those backing ortega have gathered here on revolution day, the biggest celebration in the sandinista calendar. what the government has done is what any government would have done. killing peo