People's Power Causes Political Debate in Nicaragua

Managua, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) The People's Power Councils (CPC),
encouraged by the Nicaraguan government as example of direct democracy,
but rated as instruments of partisan control by the opposition, center
the political debate in the country.

The creation of CPC began several months ago countrywide, and its
national cabinet will be established Friday during a public act headed
by President Daniel Ortega.

According to the leader, the objective of those organizations is that
the people have an entity where they can claim the government,
ministers, mayors, and even the president.

"No one can remain untouchable here," Ortega said last night after
visiting a town in the capital, where the Councils are helping the
government in the sale of low-priced beans to counteract food
speculation and shortage.

The Sandinista leader, who returned to power in January after 16 years
in the opposition, also reiterated the Political Constitution
guarantees the people's right to organize.

"In the first place, the people must be respected. The people are
power," affirmed Ortega, who rejected the criticism of the opposition,
which has mobilized against the new grass-root organization, and tries
to discredit it.

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