Clinging to Power Amid Violent Protests, Nicaragua’s President Faces a Crisis Point

Jun 15, 2018, 03:15 AM

As protesters continue to call for his ouster, Nicaragua's embattled President Daniel Ortega is digging in his heels. At least 146 people have been killed since April in clashes there. Some worry that the Central American country is heading down the same path as Venezuela, where a dictator refuses to bend as his country is battered by an economic and humanitarian crisis.