Nicaragua's Ortega takes huge lead in early presidential election count
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega took a massive early lead in the Central American nation's presidential election on Sunday, as voters applauded years of solid growth and overlooked the opposition's criticisms that he is installing a family dynasty. The former guerilla fighter had 71.3 percent of votes, with 21.3 percent of polling stations counted, the electoral board said. Ortega's main opponent, the center-right Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC) candidate Maximino Rodriguez, was a distant second with 16.4 percent of votes. (Reporting by Enrique Pretel and Alexandra Alper)