US Calls on Allies to Cut Off Nicaragua After Ortega Bars Opposition Parties : The Tico Times | Costa Rica News
Marco Rubio said the reform entrenching Daniel Ortega’s rule bars opposition parties and extends most official terms to seven years.
- The United States urged international partners to end normal dealings with the Ortega-Murillo administration, hours after the National Assembly formalized a constitutional rewrite barring opposition figures from running for office and extending terms for Officials.
- On Tuesday, the National Assembly unanimously passed the reform, extending terms for Officials from six years to seven while disqualifying anyone labeled a "traitor to the homeland" from public office or future elections.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the amendment entrenches an "illegitimate dynasty," confirming The United States will propose specific measures at the next OAS Permanent Council meeting to counter the erosion of democratic frameworks.
- Central American partners face uncertainty as the definition of "business as usual" remains ambiguous; Costa Rica and other Central American economies are most exposed, with Trade, development lending, and diplomatic representation all in play.
- Washington has already imposed visa restrictions on more than 2,350 Nicaraguan Officials, while Daniel Ortega previously signaled an end to future elections, with amendments pushing the next potential vote to 2027 or later.
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After the reform that extends the presidential mandate and cancels the oppositions, Washington reacts with Marco Rubio with measures to isolate the regime from the commercial point of view
The government of Daniel Ortega has just adopted a reform that removes the opponents from the elections.
"The dictatorships that violate the rights of their citizens should not benefit from the same economic or political advantages as the governments committed to the defence of peace and security", declared the head of diplomacy Marco Rubio in a statement, denouncing a " brutal dictatorship" and calling on the international community to increase pressure on Managua. Approved unanimously on Tuesday by the National Assembly, the constitutional reform…
San José. Yesterday the United States called on the international community to break ties with Nicaragua, whose National Assembly approved a constitutional reform that prohibits the opposition from participating in elections and extends the mandate of Daniel Ortega, a measure that aims to secure the presidential succession in the family of the former Sandinista guerrilla octogenarian.
Marco Rubio, the head of American diplomacy, has denounced what he considers to be a " brutal dictatorship" and calls on the international community to increase pressure on the country.
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