Taipei Times, Taiwan
Nicaragua's congress has made a dramatic new attack on the powers of President Enrique Bolanos, voting to give itself power to ratify, summon and dismiss Cabinet ministers and other officials.
Bolanos' spokesman, Lindolfo Monjarretz, said Friday the action could scare away foreign support for Nicaragua's fragile economy.
The vote late Thursday grew out of a power struggle between Bolanos and the Liberal Constitutionalist Party that ran against him for president in 2001.
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