General Secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza said on Tuesday that he was worried about the disagreements after the municipal elections in Nicaragua.
The Electoral Supreme Council (CSE) said on Monday that the ruling party Sandinist Front of National Liberation (FSLN) won 93 of the country's 146 mayor positions in Sunday's elections.
The opposition Constitutionalist Liberal Party (Alliance PLC) refused to accept the election results and demanded a recounting of the ballots at national level.
Insulza said in a statement that the OAS was not invited to observe Sunday's elections. President Daniel Ortega refused to allow OAS to act as electoral observer, considering the organization favors the country's rightist opposition, local media said.
"During the elections of 2006, when current (Nicaraguan) President Daniel Ortega was elected, the OAS did its longest observation in its history, with more than 200 observers (stationed in Nicaragua) for 11 months," Insulza said.
The OAS observation mission can help clear doubts at moments when the election results are tight, such as what happened in Nicaragua in 2006, he said.
Since the OAS did not observe the elections on Sunday, it was not in the position to give an opinion about the results, said Insulza.
He urged relevant parties to find solutions to the current controversy over election results through dialogues.
Source:Xinhua
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