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'''General elections''' were held in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] on Nov 7, 2021. The [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] (FSLN) was expected to win in prior polling<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Misión Verdad]]|date=2021-11-04|title=Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections|url=https://orinocotribune.com/poll-nicaraguas-fsln-has-70-electoral-support-for-november-7-presidential-elections/|newspaper=[[Orinoco Tribune]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> and upon final vote counts received 75% of the vote. Western imperialists sought to meddle in this election through social media censorship, media attacks, and even economic warfare. This has been condemned by Venezuela and Russia.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=teleSUR / JF|date=2021-11-11|title=Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Russia-Condemn-New-US-Aggressions-Against-Nicaragua-20211111-0003.html|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>  
'''General elections''' were held in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] on Nov 7, 2021. The [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] (FSLN) was expected to win in prior polling<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Misión Verdad]]|date=2021-11-04|title=Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections|url=https://orinocotribune.com/poll-nicaraguas-fsln-has-70-electoral-support-for-november-7-presidential-elections/|newspaper=[[Orinoco Tribune]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> and upon final vote counts received 75% of the vote. Western imperialists sought to meddle in this election through social media censorship, media attacks, and even economic warfare. This has been condemned by Venezuela and Russia.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=teleSUR / JF|date=2021-11-11|title=Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Russia-Condemn-New-US-Aggressions-Against-Nicaragua-20211111-0003.html|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>


== US Information war ==
== Election meddling by the West ==
 
=== US Information war ===
Imperialist social media websites such as [[Twitter]], [[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]], and [[Instagram]] have all purged thousands of pro-Sandinista voices to attempt to meddle with the election for so-called "inauthentic activity."<ref>[https://sputniknews.com/20211102/meta-deletes-over-1000-nicaraguan-accounts-it-claims-were-fsln-troll-farm-days-before-election-1090402662.html Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election] by [[Sputnik (news agency)|Sputnik]]</ref><ref>Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20</ref><ref>(2021) [https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/02/facebook-twitter-purge-sandinista-nicaragua/ ''Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections''] by [[Ben Norton]] on [[The Grayzone]]</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Alan Macleod|date=2021-11-08|title=The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/nicaraguans-ignore-facebook-spooks-trick-treating-election/278870/|newspaper=[[Mintpress News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]-aligned [[Atlantic Council]] think tank announced the account takedowns.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Ben Norton]] and [[Max Blumenthal]]|date=2021-11-05|title=US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections|url=https://youtu.be/gv3dj7iqPjw|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
Imperialist social media websites such as [[Twitter]], [[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]], and [[Instagram]] have all purged thousands of pro-Sandinista voices to attempt to meddle with the election for so-called "inauthentic activity."<ref>[https://sputniknews.com/20211102/meta-deletes-over-1000-nicaraguan-accounts-it-claims-were-fsln-troll-farm-days-before-election-1090402662.html Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election] by [[Sputnik (news agency)|Sputnik]]</ref><ref>Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20</ref><ref>(2021) [https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/02/facebook-twitter-purge-sandinista-nicaragua/ ''Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections''] by [[Ben Norton]] on [[The Grayzone]]</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Alan Macleod|date=2021-11-08|title=The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/nicaraguans-ignore-facebook-spooks-trick-treating-election/278870/|newspaper=[[Mintpress News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]-aligned [[Atlantic Council]] think tank announced the account takedowns.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Ben Norton]] and [[Max Blumenthal]]|date=2021-11-05|title=US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections|url=https://youtu.be/gv3dj7iqPjw|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
=== Detention of journalists ===
At the behest of the US imperialists, Morning Star journalist Steve Sweeney was prevented from arriving in Nicaragua to report on the election and was detained in Mexico under particularly inhumane conditions.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Marcel Cartier|date=2021-11-12|title=After U.S. bans him, Mexico imprisons Communist journalist for three days|url=https://peoplesworld.org/article/after-u-s-bans-him-mexico-imprisons-communist-journalist-for-three-days/|newspaper=[[People's World]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 00:37, 13 November 2021

General elections were held in Nicaragua on Nov 7, 2021. The socialist Sandinista (FSLN) was expected to win in prior polling[1] and upon final vote counts received 75% of the vote. Western imperialists sought to meddle in this election through social media censorship, media attacks, and even economic warfare. This has been condemned by Venezuela and Russia.[2]

Election meddling by the West

US Information war

Imperialist social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have all purged thousands of pro-Sandinista voices to attempt to meddle with the election for so-called "inauthentic activity."[3][4][5][6] Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow of the NATO-aligned Atlantic Council think tank announced the account takedowns.[7]

Detention of journalists

At the behest of the US imperialists, Morning Star journalist Steve Sweeney was prevented from arriving in Nicaragua to report on the election and was detained in Mexico under particularly inhumane conditions.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Misión Verdad (2021-11-04). "Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections" Orinoco Tribune.
  2. ↑ teleSUR / JF (2021-11-11). "Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua" TeleSur.
  3. ↑ Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election by Sputnik
  4. ↑ Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20
  5. ↑ (2021) Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections by Ben Norton on The Grayzone
  6. ↑ Alan Macleod (2021-11-08). "The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies" Mintpress News.
  7. ↑ Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal (2021-11-05). "US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections" The Grayzone.
  8. ↑ Marcel Cartier (2021-11-12). "After U.S. bans him, Mexico imprisons Communist journalist for three days" People's World.
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