Wang Jing, the former Chinese billionaire behind the ambitious interoceanic canal project in Nicaragua, resurfaced with a letter congratulating the president Daniel Ortega for having won a fourth term in an election that the United States and the European Parliament described as a sham. Wang sent congratulations to Ortega, joining foreign anti-Washington leaders including Vladimir […]
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US apathy helped Ortega win Nicaragua
By Clara Ferreira Marques The presidential elections in Nicaragua were, as predicted by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, the worst possible. The repression had been escalating before the elections, with the arrest of dozens of top opposition figures, including all credible presidential candidates and leaders of the country’s main business organization. […]
OAS countries conclude that elections in Nicaragua do not have democratic legitimacy
The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) passed a resolution declaring that the November 7 presidential elections in Nicaragua “They were not free, fair or transparent and lack democratic legitimacy.” The resolution asks to instruct the OAS Permanent Council to analyze the situation in the country, make a report before November 30, […]
The OAS divided over the situation of the loss of democracy in Nicaragua
The response to Nicaragua after the questioned elections in which President Daniel Ortega was “reelected” in a process full of repression against political opponents, generates division in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), where this Thursday eight countries supported a draft condemnation resolution and others urged not to meddle in internal […]
The OAS faced with the dilemma of suspending Nicaragua or abstaining
The Organization of American States (OAS) is debated between those who bet on a diplomatic solution to the situation in Nicaragua, those who seek to suspend the country from the organization and those who opt for caution or even defend the illegitimate government of Daniel Ortega. Ortega was “reelected“On Sunday for a fourth consecutive government […]
Human Rights Organizations foresee worsening crisis in Nicaragua and greater exodus
International humanitarian organizations predicted a greater exodus of Nicaraguans and a worsening of the crisis that they are experiencing Nicaragua since April 2018 after the fraudulent re-election of Daniel Ortega, and that are considered illegitimate by the international democratic community. In a virtual event held within the framework of the 51st General Assembly of the […]
Biden enacts law for new sanctions against Ortega’s Nicaragua for becoming a dictatorship
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, promulgated a law that enables new sanctions against the government of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, which has become a dictatorship against which he will apply all available legal and diplomatic weight. Biden sanctioned the “Law to Strengthen Nicaragua’s Adherence to the Conditions for the Electoral Reform of […]
Concern for the future of opponents imprisoned in Nicaragua grows: exile or “currency of exchange”
The statement of the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, that the imprisoned opponents are “stateless” in the service of the United States set off alarms about the bleak future that awaits the detainees: exile or their use as a “bargaining chip.” During an official ceremony in which he celebrated his re-election, Ortega, who has been […]
OAS Secretary General urges action for illegitimate elections in Nicaragua
The elections in Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega was reelected with dozens of imprisoned opponents and illegal political parties, are illegitimate and the Organization of American States (OAS) must act, urged the secretary general of the regional bloc, Luis Almagro. “We reject the results of the illegitimate elections in Nicaragua”Almagro tweeted. “I urge OAS countries […]
What can happen in Nicaragua after Ortega’s “triumph” in the presidential elections?
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega “prevailed” in Sunday’s general elections, extending his mandate until at least January 2027 and becoming the living American ruler with the longest consecutive time in office. With approximately half of the votes counted as of Monday morning and 75% support according to the Supreme Electoral Council, the leftist ruler secured a […]