Nicaragua's Congress Moves to Suspend Elections, Draws UN and US Criticism
Nicaragua's congress announced a 'work plan' to suspend elections, a move condemned by the UN High Commissioner and the United States. This action follows President Daniel Ortega's efforts to abolish elections in the country.
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Nicaragua’s congress announces ‘work plan’ to suspend elections
US secretary of state says international community should ‘join forces’ against authoritarian Ortega regime Nicaragua’s congress, controlled by the country’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has announced a “work plan” to implement the authoritarian leader’s order that the country should no longer hold elections. The UN and the US strongly condemned Sunday’s announcement by Ortega, who has been in power since 2007 and, after a controversial constitutional change last year, now governs a...
By Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
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