Ecuador suggested working within the framework of the OAS and basing the reestablishment of guarantees on democratic principles.
The Government of Ecuador rejected this Monday the results of the presidential elections in Nicaragua, which led to a new re-election of Daniel Ortega, and condemned the political persecution against opponents in the Central American country.
“The Government of Ecuador rejects the results of the electoral process in Nicaragua, due to its lack of legitimacy, and in defense of democratic principles, the rule of law, institutions and respect for Human Rights,” said the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry in an official statement.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations, in the letter, said that these principles are included in the so-called “Roldós Doctrine”, in honor of the deceased former Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós (1978-81), included in the “Letter of Conduct of Riobamba”. that were precisely adopted to combat the dictatorship of Anastacio Somoza in Nicaragua.
The electoral process on November 7 in Nicaragua “lacked the minimum guarantees and the participation of international observers and impartial media, which require free and transparent elections, essential for the respect and strengthening of democracy,” said the Chancellery in Quito.
What’s more, the Ecuadorian Government condemned the violation of human rights, the “persecution and repression of opposition leaders, civil society and the media,” and called on the international community to “work together to restore democracy in Nicaragua.”
Ecuador suggested working within the framework of the Organization of American States (OAS) and basing the reestablishment of guarantees “on democratic principles as an indispensable condition for maintaining peace and stability, promoting the development of the region.”
“We call on the Nicaraguan authorities to immediately release political and civil prisoners, put a stop to political persecution of those who think differently, and respect the fundamental guarantees and human rights of all the people,” he said. the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry in the official statement.
The President of Nicaragua, Sandinista Daniel Ortega, was re-elected for his fifth five-year term and fourth consecutive in the general elections this Sunday, but it has not achieved the recognition of the majority of the international community, which ignored this process.
Germany, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Spain, the United States, Panama, the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU) and Uruguay were the first to ignore the Nicaraguan elections due to a lack of guarantees and lack of competence in the face of the arrests of seven aspiring candidates. candidates for the Presidency by the opposition prior to voting.
While countries allied to Nicaragua, such as Bolivia, Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela, congratulated Ortega for his “legitimate” re-election. (I)
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