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Montevideo, August 1st 2026 - 13:18 UTC

Tag: Nicaragua

  • Friday, July 31st 2026 - 22:43 UTC

    Nicaragua advances reform that would extend the presidential term to seven renewable years

    Daniel Ortega said on July 19, at the ceremony marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution, that there would be no more elections in the country

    Nicaragua's National Assembly this week opened consultations on a constitutional reform bill that would extend the presidential term from six to seven years on a renewable basis and impose restrictions on the participation of the government's opponents. The text is due to be voted in early September.

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  • Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:23 UTC

    US reacts to Ortega's announcement that Nicaragua will hold no more elections

    “Daniel Ortega's declaration that under his family's dictatorship Nicaragua will never again hold elections lays bare their true authoritarian nature,” Rubio said

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on Tuesday that his country “will not stand idly by” after Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced that the country will no longer hold elections. In a State Department statement, Rubio called on the international community to “join forces” to respond to what he described as the Nicaraguan government's attacks on the democratic principles of the hemisphere.

  • Monday, July 20th 2026 - 20:03 UTC

    Ortega says Nicaragua will hold no more elections

    The president announced during the commemoration of the Sandinista revolution that he will pursue legal reforms to prevent the opposition from contesting power through the ballot box

    Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Sunday that the country will no longer hold elections as a mechanism for the opposition to reach power. “There will be no more elections here for them to try to seize the government, to seize power,” he declared during the event marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista uprising that overthrew Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979, held in Managua.

  • Monday, January 12th 2026 - 10:10 UTC

    Managua releases political prisoners as Trump's democratization drive has far left rulers on their toes

    The Ortega-Murillo couple fears they could be next in line after Maduro's capture

    Nicaragua's Sandinista regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo announced on Saturday that Managua would be releasing a series of political prisoners in a gesture marking the 19th anniversary of the far left administration, never admitting it could also play out as a concession to Washington, as the Donald Trump government embarked on a crusade to rid the hemisphere from governments carrying out these crimes against humanity.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 11:16 UTC

    Brazil clinches export clearances with Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua

    The new deals fell within Brazil's strategy of diversifying exports

    Brazilian authorities have completed negotiations with the Philippines, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to expand agricultural exports to these countries after reaching an understanding on sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Opposition blames Nicaraguan regime for death of religious freedom advocate

    The statement emphasized that Alonso had been a vocal advocate for religious freedom and was unjustly detained and held incommunicado until his death.

    Nicaraguan opposition groups are holding the regime of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, responsible for the death of Mauricio Alonso, who was allegedly “abducted” more than a month ago, it was reported in Managua on Monday.

  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Nicaragua to leave UNESCO to deepen absence of press freedom

    La Prensa has been operating online from exile since 2021

    Nicaragua announced it would be withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), effective Dec. 31, 2026, after it granted the 2025 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to the opposition newspaper La Prensa. The regime of President Daniel Ortega said the accolade was “unacceptable” and accused the publication of promoting violence and fostering anti-Nicaraguan values.

  • Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

    Nicaragua introduces constitutional reform granting Ortega additional powers

    Ortega and his wife have ruled Nicaragua for years through fudgy elections

    Nicaragua's Sandinista Government introduced a constitutional reform on Wednesday, granting the ruling couple of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo additional powers. For starters, Vice-President Murillo has been designated as “co-president” and extends presidential terms from five to six years, as Ortega becomes Supreme Chief of the Army, the National Police, and the Ministry of the Interior.

  • Friday, February 14th 2025 - 11:54 UTC

    Uruguay’s outgoing President blocks invitations to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba for Orsi’s inauguration

    The Frente Amplio argues that Uruguay should invite all countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, regardless of the nature of their governments.

    Uruguay’s outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou has refused to sign invitations for representatives from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba to attend the inauguration of President-elect Yamandú Orsi on March 1. This decision, which follows Lacalle Pou’s longstanding stance against what he calls “dictatorial governments,” highlights a political divide between Uruguay’s current administration and the incoming leftist government.

  • Tuesday, November 19th 2024 - 09:38 UTC

    Ortega discloses blueprints for projected Nicaragua Canal

    Traffic through the Panama Canal is slow and there are no alternatives, Ortega underlined

    Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Monday launched the blueprints for a 445-kilometer long canal through his country linking the Caribbean SSea with the Pacific Ocean, which would be an alternative to the existing transoceanic path in Panama, where the United States has a key say.

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