It was the second year in power for the government of Ortega. To win municipal elections，a world wide eye-catching political event，both governing and opposing parties made big changes within themselves. Ortega’s government got its political position reinforced through the elections that stired up national and international controversy and tightened up the domestic situation. Nicaragua’s economy kept growing in 2008 but at slower pace and was faced with inflationary pressure. On the economic side，Nicaragua may not afford to be optimistic due to the impacts of the financial crisis in 2009. During the past year，poverty remained the biggest problem of the country for which education may be a solution，public security was not improved substantially. Its ties with Russia were reinforced while its relations with Colombia and the US turned tight.