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Nicaragua
Date: 5 November 2006
What is elected: President and congress
Term: 5 years
Outgoing president: Enrique Bolanos
Situation: Nicaragua's former leader, Daniel Ortega, won the presidential election outright.
His main conservative rival, Eduardo Montealegre, admitted defeat but said he would hold Mr Ortega to account for his promises to promote business and free trade.
The US pledged to work with Nicaragua's leaders, if they back democracy
The Sandinistas were voted out of office in the 1990 elections, following a 10-year civil war against the US-backed Contras.
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