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.
Catholic leaders decry Nicaragua s government repression
Churchmen call for unity as opposition to the increasingly tyrannical President Daniel Ortega remains fractured
Updated: May 25, 2021 04:56 AM GMT
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Police stand guard outside Nicaragua s Ministry of the Interior in Managua on May 20 after Cristiana Chamorro, former director of the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation and presidential candidate, declared for alleged money laundering while she was director of the NGO. (Photo: AFP)
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.
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Nicaragua Catholic leaders cite rising government repression
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)
By David Agren • Catholic News Service • Posted May 25, 2021
MEXICO CITY (CNS) 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.
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.