For information on the above-mentioned subject, please consult the attachments.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

The Associated Press (AP). 5 May 1996. AM Cycle. Rodolfo Garcia. "Sandinistas Pick Daniel Ortega as Presidential Candidate." (NEXIS)

Central America Report (Guatemala City(. 29 February 1996. Vol. 23, No. 8."Nicaragua: The Political Playing Field," pp. 7-8.

_____. 1 February 1996. Vol. 23, No. 4. "Nicaragua: Presidential Candidate Escapes Harm in Attack," pp. 1-3.

Centroamérica (Minneapolis(. February 1996. Vol. 11, No. 2. "Nicaragua: No Sandinista Unity in Sight," pp. 4-5.

_____. December 1995. Vol. 10, No. 12. "Nicaragua: Aleman Leads Polls for '96," pp. 4-5.

_____. November 1995. Vol. 10, No. 11. "Nicaragua: Somocistas to Get Piñata: Aleman Names Campaign Head," p. 4.

_____. September 1995. Vol. 10, No. 9. "Nicaragua: Somozas Return, Try to Clear 'Aura'," p. 1.

Notisur. 3 November 1995. William I. Robinson. "Nicaragua: Are Arnoldo Aleman and the Liberal Alliance Headed for an Electoral Victory?" (NEXIS)