Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega begins new term

Daniel Ortega has been sworn in for a controversial third term as Nicaragua's president following his landslide victory in November's polls.



The former Sandinista guerrilla leader has promised no dramatic changes during his next five years in office.



The main opposition party boycotted the ceremony in Managua, saying the poll was fraudulent and unconstitutional.



Ortega's critics also accuse him of seeking to concentrate power in his hands and stay in office indefinitely.



Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were among the leaders attending the inauguration in the Nicaraguan capital.