Washington's primary interest in Nicaragua is not getting rid of Ortega but in preserving the interests of transnational capital in the country and the hegemony of capital over any post-Ortega political project.
As the Ortega–Murillo government begins to fall in Nicaragua, three forces are competing for counter-hegemony.Â
In 1968, Carlos Fonseca and the FSLN adopted a new strategic approach, laying the groundwork for the 1979 revolution.Â
Nicaraguans are caught between the corrupt and repressive Ortega government and the traditional oligarchy, backed by the international right wing.