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Published 11/03/2009 by 3 News

Latin American leaders seek to extend terms

Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power.

Now a new wave of populist presidents is trying to do away with those limits, arguing they impede real...

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"It's a new political model of what I call low-intensity dictatorships" said Manuel Orozco...

Latin American leaders seek to extend terms [3 News - 11/03/2009]

"Daniel Ortega has come full circle, pulling stunts that Anastasio Somoza used to do, to stay in power" said Robert Pastor...

Latin American leaders seek to extend terms [3 News - 11/03/2009]

...University. "In his case, Ortega stacks the Supreme Court, which then obliges him by interpreting the constitution to say the opposite of what it actually says about re-election."

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