Reforms and a fractured opposition only make it easier for Daniel Ortega to secure a fifth term as president in November.
Nicaraguans won’t go to the polls until November 7 to elect a president and members of the National Assembly, but the fate of those elections is in flux after a series of recent developments. President
Daniel Ortega, who will be running for a fifth presidential term, and his allies have passed reforms that hamper the ability of an already splintered political opposition to unite against him and his wife, Vice President
Rosario Murillo.
Electoral Reforms
In October 2020, the Organization of American States (OAS) directed Nicaragua to pass electoral reforms by the end of May 2021 so as to guarantee competitive and safe elections. The agency suggested the adoption of mainly technical reforms, such as updating the voter rolls.