Tag: Nicaragua elections

• Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Biden bans Nicaraguan officials from entering US territory

  

  Irregularities in Nicaragua's recent elections after which President Daniel Ortega is to stay in office for yet another term while all of his political opponents are either in jail or exile have led the administration of US President Joseph Biden to take action.

• Monday, November 15th 2021 - 18:40 UTC

  Nicaragua: UK and US announce new sanctions against the country after elections

  

  The US Treasury Department and the United Kingdom announced new sanctions against members of the Nicaraguan government in retaliation for the controversial presidential elections held on 7 November.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  OAS asked not to recognize Nicaragua's elections

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) Friday received a formal request from some 40 former Latin American foreign ministers, who were against recognizing the results of last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua in which incumbent President Daniel Ortega was re-elected.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Paraguay too says Nicaragua's elections were “illegitimate”

  

  Paraguay Tuesday joined the group of nations denouncing last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua, which were won by incumbent President Daniel Ortega over symbolic candidates while those who could have challenged him either sat in jail or were in exile.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Uruguay calls Nicaraguan elections “illegitimate” – Argentina does not want to interfere

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Monday said the electoral process in Nicaragua which led to a new five-year term for the incumbent President Daniel Ortega and his Vice President wife Rosario Murillo lacked “legitimacy.”

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Ortega reelected in Nicaragua with 75.92% of the votes

  

  After 97.74% of the votes had been counted, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega secured his reelection for another five years in office with a 75.92% support amid notorious abstention and world criticism. Turnout was 65.23%.

• Monday, November 8th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Uneventful elections poised to secure new term for Ortega in Nicaragua

  

  When voting closed at 6 pm local time Sunday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was expecting confirmation of his reelection following a low turnout for the elections in which every likely opponent was either jailed or in exile, it was reported from Managua.

• Monday, August 16th 2021 - 06:12 UTC

  Nicaraguan daily shut down by gov't, manager placed under arrest

  

  In addition to arresting in the past two months almost every opposition politician who might challenge President Daniel Ortega's quest for another term in office in the upcoming November 7 elections, the Nicaraguan regime this weekend raided the La Prensa newsdesk and placed its general manager in detention.