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Published on: 30/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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A series of constitutional reforms granted sweeping new powers to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega have been passed without dissent by the country’s legislature. A unanimous vote on Thursday ushered in what critics have described as a power grab by Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo. In the event of Ortega’s death, Murillo would automatically become Nicaragua’s president without new elections. In a report on the state of rights in Nicaragua in 2024, the international watchdog group Human Rights Watch said that Ortega has continued to intensify repressive activities. The constitutional reforms would provide legal cover for “systematic human rights violations” such as revoking the citizenship of supposed “traitors” stateless creates logistical problems while navigating new systems abroad. “In practical, day-to-day life, you need your documents for living these days,” she added.

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