Nicaragua Reform Strips Exiled Opposition of Citizenship
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The constitutional reform that aims to prevent the opposition from participating in the elections in Nicaragua also proposes to extend the presidential term from six to seven years, informed the National Assembly on Tuesday after receiving the project sent by the Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega.
The draft constitutional reform in Nicaragua proposes to extend the presidential mandate and exclude opponents. These are the details of the controversial initiative.
During the 47th anniversary celebrations of the Sandinista revolution on Sunday, July 19, President Daniel Ortega said: "Here there will be no more elections." Experts and the opposition in exile question the future of the regime, when Washington raises the tone.
Nicaragua Reform Strips Exiled Opposition of Citizenship
Politics · Nicaragua Key Facts —The push. Nicaragua’s National Assembly has been advancing reforms that further restrict exiled opponents of the government. —Citizenship ban. In January 2026 it ratified a constitutional change ending dual citizenship, hitting the large exile community. —The rule. Nicaraguans now lose their nationality on acquiring another; only Central Americans are exempt […] The post Nicaragua Bans Dual Citizenship, Exiles Los…
The constitutional reform that seeks to leave the Opposition out of the elections in Nicaragua also proposes to extend the presidential period from six to seven years, the Legislative Assembly announced Tuesday when it received the project of President Daniel Ortega. The Assembly, controlled by the government, plans to approve at the beginning of September the laws requested by Ortega so that neither "vendepatriates" nor "golpists" participate i…
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