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And Yet Another Recount

Tico Times
By Tico Times

SANDINISTAS win Granada (maybe): Alvaro Chamorro salutessupporters in Granada Nov. 12, after a second vote recountby the Supreme Electoral Commission gave the Sandinistas a10-vote win in the traditionally conservative colonial city. TheSandinistas won the first vote count in Granada’s Nov. 7 electionby 26 votes, then lost the first recount by 11 ballots to challengerDionisio Cuadra, of the Alliance for the Republic (TT. Nov.12)

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