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Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.
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Radical changes to Nicaraguan Constitution are a blow to Catholic Church
In the State that is being created by the new Constitution, only the Ortega-Murillo couple will be able to control religion ...
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Nicaragua Enacts Law Nullifying Foreign Sanctions
Nicaragua's parliament passed a law nullifying foreign sanctions against President Ortega's vice president and wife, Rosario ...
El País in English5d
Nicaragua’s Ortega and Murillo consolidate their power over the army and the police
The reform of the Military Code and the National Police Law subordinate the armed forces to the presidential couple’s wishes, ...
Nicaragua OKs Reform To Boost Powers Of President, Wife
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers Friday approved a ...
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UN warns of Nicaragua constitutional amendment granting president ‘virtually unlimited’ power
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua voiced grave concerns on Monday over newly enacted constitutional amendments, warning that the changes are an attempt to grant President Daniel ...
CNN on MSN8d
Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power
More than 200 political prisoners were freed early last year and expelled ... “If adopted, these changes will sound the death ...
A tale of two constitutions: Fears of democratic erosion as Nicaragua, Congo leaders seek more power
In both cases, the leaders frame their proposals as necessary to modernise governance or stabilise their nations. Opponents ...
The Trump effect: Latin America’s dictatorships are already panicking
The Trump administration is expected to take a strong stance against dictatorships in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, with a ...
U.S. News & World Report11d
Nicaragua's Ortega Proposes Reform to Make Him and His Wife 'Copresidents'
Nicaragua's Ortega Proposes Reform to Make Him and His Wife 'Copresidents' MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua's President Daniel ...
Nicaragua's Ortega seeks to expand presidential powers
The reform also seeks to increase the presidential term to six years from five and formally change the role of vice president ...
The Tico Times9d
How Nicaragua’s Constitutional Reform Intensifies Political Control
Exiled former judicial official Yader Morazán said the reform represents a profound reorganization of Nicaragua’s political and social structure. “In one stroke, Nicaragua becomes the North Korea of ...