Coffee harvest in danger. Private enterprise will respect FSLN victory. Debates over opinion polls intensify. The following day, however, Carlos Denton, the head of the CID-Gallup firm, accused the Sandinistas of having fabricated these results, claiming that the poll had not yet been completed. Aleman expresses confidence that he will win the elections on the first round, based on the results of the latest Borges and Associates poll.
Army deploys troops to guarantee security for elections.
Head of the Army General Joaquin Cuadra deployed 6000 soldiers this week, primarily to the northern region of the country, in order to maintain security during the October 20 elections. The Army will also assist the CSE in transporting the ballots and ballot boxes to the 8500 polling places across the country beginning October 10. The CSE reports that a total of 90,000 persons will be mobilized to provide security and support for the elections. Internal fractures weaken Liberal Alliance. Furthermore, MLA founders affirm that Aleman has received tens of thousands of dollars from the Somoza family since February 1993.