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Nicaragua's Ortega leads in presidential vote

06 Nov 2006 18:36:11 GMT
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Former Marxist revolutionary Daniel Ortega led Nicaragua's presidential election with 40.1 percent of votes, partial results showed on Monday, enough to seal victory in one round if that level holds.

With returns in from around 40 percent of polling stations in Sunday's election, Washington's old Cold War foe had a 7 percentage-point lead over conservative rival Eduardo Montealegre, little changed from the previous tally.

Ortega needs either 40 percent of the vote or at least 35 percent and a 5-point lead over Montealegre to take victory and avoid a runoff election next month.

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