Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections

Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the opposition Nicaragua’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has said the country will hold no further elections to prevent the opposition from coming to power. The 80-year-old authoritarian leader, who has been in office since 2007, also said he would work with the congress he controls to pass new laws that would “build a wall” against the opposition. Continue reading...

By Tiago Rogero South America correspondent

Nicaragua's Ortega says country will 'never again' hold elections, shutting out opposition

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega said the country will hold no more elections, eliminating any path for opposition to challenge his rule when his term ends.

Ortega insists no more elections for Nicaragua

The Central American state's longtime leader intends to block the opposition from challenging his rule.

Nicaragua's Ortega says country will 'never again' hold elections, shutting out opposition

'Won't be any more elections': Nicaragua President Ortega ends hope for democratic vote

By TOI WORLD DESK

Nicaragua's Ortega says 'never again' for elections after two decades in power

Nicaragua's long-serving President Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year and further entrenching the rule he shares with his ‌wife. Ortega, who has continuously held power since 2007 following an earlier presidential term in the 1980s, said the move will close off any path to the opposition, although he did not provide details about carrying out the ban. "There won't be any

By The Korea Herald

Ortega says Nicaragua will no longer hold elections

Nicaragua’s long-serving president Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year and further entrenching the rule he shares with his wife. Ortega, who has continuously held power since 2007 following an earlier presidential term in the 1980s, said […]

Daniel Ortega: “Nicaragua Will Never Again Have Elections”  

He announces a “wall” of laws in the National Assembly “to ensure that coup plotters and traitors can never return to power”. The post Daniel Ortega: “Nicaragua Will Never Again Have Elections”   appeared first on Havana Times.

By Circles Robinson

Daniel Ortega Says Nicaragua Will Not Hold Elections Again

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has been in power for nearly two decades, ruled out on Sunday any possibility of future elections in the country, saying they could allow the exiled opposition to one day take control of the government. “They should forget about it. Here in Nicaragua, there will never again be elections that […] The post Daniel Ortega Says Nicaragua Will Not Hold Elections Again appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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