Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting ...
Sep 4, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly approved criminal code changes Tuesday that allow the government to try opponents in absentia and seize the assets of the condemned. It’s a practice that’s already carried out but will now have legal foundation.
Daniel Ortega - Wikipedia
As a leader in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) Ortega became leader of the ruling Junta of National Reconstruction. A Marxist–Leninist, Ortega pursued a program of nationalization, land reform, wealth redistribution, and literacy programs during his first period in office.
Nicaragua Faces Backlash Over Ortega’s Constitutional Changes
Nov 21, 2024 · Nicaragua’s President, Daniel Ortega, submitted a constitutional reform to Congress on Wednesday to consolidate total control over all branches of power alongside his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, who would be granted the title of “co-president.”
Nicaragua's Ortega Embarks in Controversial Constitutional Reform
Nov 21, 2024 · The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, is promoting an important constitutional reform of his country that seeks to grant him and his wife, Rosario Murillo, absolute control over the three branches of government.
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega makes grab to consolidate …
Nov 21, 2024 · Nicaragua's regime announced dozens of constitutional amendments yesterday that include extending President Daniel Ortega's term without elections. Why it matters: Observers say the changes could sound the death knell for the nation's democracy, after years of the regime increasingly cracking down on any perceived opposition.
Nicaragua OKs reform to boost powers of president, wife
Nov 22, 2024 · San José (AFP) – Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers Friday approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the...
Nicaragua's constitutional reform passes initial debate
Nov 23, 2024 · San José, Nov 22 (EFE).- Nicaragua’s National Assembly on Friday unanimously approved a constitutional reform that redefines the state as “revolutionary” and gives President Daniel Ortega...
Nicaragua’s constitutional reform escalates repression | Miami …
Nov 22, 2024 · Nicaragua’s dictator Daniel Ortega has drafted a constitutional reform that may make his country the most repressive regime in the Americas — even worse than Venezuela and Cuba. It’s going to...
Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power
Nov 22, 2024 · The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, on Friday approved a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega as well as the Central American...
Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting ...
Sep 3, 2024 · Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly approved criminal code changes Tuesday that allow the government to try opponents in absentia and seize the assets of the condemned. It's a...