The attendance of the president of the rebellious Chinese island to the inauguration of President Ortega and visits to the countries of northern Central America could have profound geopolitical significance.
EDITORIAL
It is not only the importance of Taiwan for Central Americans in terms of trade and financial assistance to governments in the area.The visit of President Tsai Ing-wen could be related to the turmoil of the global political status quo that will surely arise with the new US government
The rise in the polls of José María Villalta, presidential candidate of the Frente Amplio party in Costa Rica, sparks concern among businessmen.
The business sector of the country expressed concern after a poll carried out by Unimer showed that the leftist presidential candidate has, today, between 17% and 22% of voter intentions in the country.
Although the results of the survey have not yet outlined any of the candidates as a clear favorite, the rapid rise that Villalta has had has generated unrest among Costa Rican businessmen.
Mario Vargas Llosa writes on the serious political situation in Honduras, with his renowned objectivity and analytic capacity.
The Peruvian writer brings us a critical vision of the positions of the two battling sides, drafting a solution similar to the one proposed by Costa Rican president Oscar Arias.
"Awakening a constitutionally elected president with bayonets, and sending him to exile without giving him even a chance of changing his pajamas, as was done by the Honduran military to Manuel Zelaya, is an act of political barbarism..."
The country continues to be divided after municipal elections. Some are claiming victory, others are alleging fraud.
Just a week after the latest elections in Nicaragua, it seems that violence has reemerged as a tool that will be used to resolve conflicts in this Central American country.
According to official preliminary figures, the Sandinista Front (FSLN) was victorious in most of the 146 municipalities where local elections were held last November 9, however the opposition is refusing to accept the results, alleging that there has been serious cases of fraud.