"By Miguel Angel Gutierrez and Ivan Castro
MANAGUA | Mon Nov 7, 2011 1:06am EST
(Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla leader, took a big early lead in Sunday's presidential election after heavy social spending won him strong support among the country's poor.
Nicaragua's electoral commission said preliminary results showed Ortega had secured 63.7 percent support based on a count of votes from 18 percent of polling stations.
His closest rival, radio personality and businessman Fabio Gadea, was way off the pace, back on 29 percent."
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