Nicaraguan authorities on Tuesday detained two more potential presidential candidates, for a total of four, as a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega deepened ahead of elections later this year.

Two more potential Ortega challengers detained in Nicaragua

With 99.8 per cent of ballots counted, Ortega had 72.5 per cent of the vote. His nearest competitor, Maximino Rodriguez had just 15 per cent

Daniel Ortega wins third consecutive term as Nicaragua president

Hundreds of Ortega's leftist Sandinista National Liberation Front party supporters celebrated on the streets of Managua

Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega set for 3rd term as president in landslide win

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Two more potential Ortega challengers detained in Nicaragua

Daniel Ortega wins third consecutive term as Nicaragua president

Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega set for 3rd term as president in landslide win