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Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega has declared the country will never hold elections again, effectively sealing his grip on power as his term ends next year. Speaking at a Sandinista revolution commemoration, he framed the move as final, dismissing any future electoral challenge — especially from parties he labels as backed by foreign powers or former dictators. This follows a history of repression, including the 2021 elections marred by arrests and crackdowns, and a deadly 2018 uprising that left over 300 dead. With constitutional changes extending his term and his wife Rosario Murillo now wielding “co-president” authority, Ortega and Murillo now control the military, judiciary, and state apparatus — turning Nicaragua into an authoritarian state, according to the UN. The era of democratic transition, they say, is over — and never again.

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