More Meddling by Chavez

Nicaragua asks Venezuela's Chavez to stop interfering in presidential campaign

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera has asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to butt out of his country's political affairs after Chavez signed a favorable oil pact with dozens of leftist Nicaraguan mayors.

Peru and a Mexican presidential candidate also have recently accused Chavez of interfering in internal affairs.