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There were isolated protests among the population against the draft implemented by the Sandinista government, which even resulted in full-blown street clashes in Masaya in 1988.

However, polls showed the Sandinista government still enjoyed strong support from Nicaraguans.

Political opposition groups were splintered and the Contras began to experience defections, although United States aid maintained them as a viable military force.