declared absolutismNicaragua is moving towards a one-party systemOrtega’s U-turn revives an issue that has survived almost exclusively under communist regimes. There are concerns about the possible consequences should other illiberal countries wish to follow suitbyMaurizio Stefanini23 JUL 26
in Central AmericaNo more elections in Nicaragua. Daniel Ortega’s promiseOn the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution, the de facto president explains that preventing the opposition from returning to power is necessary to protect the country from “coup plotters”byMaurizio Stefanini21 JUL 26
