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Nicaraguans Endure Long Wait to Choose President

Nicaraguans waited in long lines Sunday to vote in an election that will decide whether Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega returns to power.

All eyes are on candidate Daniel Ortega, the former Marxist revolutionary and ex-president who has rebranded himself as a moderate.

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