ABSTRACT
The nature and form of pluralism in Nicaragua continued to evolve and to be shaped by Sandinista thinking, by the interaction of social and economic sectors and by international factors such as US support for counter-revolutionary groups and sabotage activity. In fact, United States hostility, and, Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional attempts to counter US charges and maintain sizeable international support have indoubtedly been the most significant realities influencing both Sandinismo and Nicaraguan political structures since 1979. Unless major changes came about from the new constitution, the Nicaraguan president, along with selected advisors, would have nearly complete power over the direction of foreign policy. The legislature, in the meanwhile, had the right to disclose and report on that policy, while it could regulate the behavior of foreign investors in Nicaragua. Political development in revolutionary Nicaragua included the institutionalization of a participatory model and movement toward the original objectives of a mixed economy, political pluralism and non-alignment.
