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Officers of the Nicaraguan National Police keep watch outside the attorney general s office in Managua May 21, 2021, as presidential hopeful Cristiana Chamorro meets with government officials after they announced a money laundering investigation against her. Chamorro seeks to challenge longtime Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in the national elections in November. (CNS photo/Carlos Herrera, Reuters) May 24, 2021 Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY – Nicaraguan Catholic leaders have decried a series of repressive acts that targeted parties and individuals linked with the opposition ahead of November elections. The churchmen also called for unity as the opposition to the increasingly tyrannical President Daniel Ortega remains fractured.