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- ↑ "Ex Vicepresidenta de la República y Diputada electa de la Asamblea Nacional, Julia Mena Rivera, fue lanzada oficialmente por el FSLN como candidata a Alcalde de Granada - La Verdad Nica". laverdadnica.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2012.
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