FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Russian envoy, Nicaraguan leader deride impact of US sanctions 20-04-2023 14:13 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega played down the impact of US sanctions during a four-hour meeting in Managua on Wednesday
FOREIGN POLICY Argentina denounces presence of AMIA bombing suspect at Ortega's inauguration 11-01-2022 21:27 Argentina’s government comes under fierce criticism from the opposition after sending a diplomat to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s inauguration – an event that was also attended by Iranian official Moshen Rezai, the subject of an Interpol red alert related to the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing.
Elections in Nicaragua Timeline: Nicaragua's authoritarian slide 08-11-2021 10:10 Under ring-of-steel security, Nicaragua opened its polls for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community, with all viable challengers to long-term leader Daniel Ortega locked up or in exile.
Elections in Nicaragua Nicaragua's Ortega wins new term in 'sham' election after opponents jailed 08-11-2021 10:05 Daniel Ortega won a fourth consecutive presidential term in Nicaragua Monday in a vote denounced by the United States as a "pantomime election." Authorities had banned country's main opposition alliance from contesting seats.
Nicaragua's authoritarian slide Ortega and Murillo: Nicaragua's power couple 08-11-2021 09:57 Nicaragua's first couple, President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice-President Rosario Murillo, are both in their 70s but have shown no desire to relinquish their vice-like grip on power.
Elections in Nicaragua Ortega a shoo-in to win 'sham' Nicaragua vote 07-11-2021 09:02 Nicaraguans go to the polls Sunday for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community.
DIPLOMACY Argentina abstains from OAS vote criticising Nicaraguan government 21-10-2021 16:10 Alberto Fernández administration refuses to back Organisation of American States resolution calling for the release of political prisoners in Nicaragua.