Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has declared that the country will not hold elections in the future, effectively ending hopes of a democratic vote and reinforcing his grip on power after nearly two decades in office.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Sunday that the country will no longer hold elections as a mechanism for the opposition to reach power. “There will be no more elections…

Nicaragua es gobernada desde 2007 por Ortega, un exguerrillero sandinista de 80 años, en medio de denuncias de fraudes electorales o eliminando a la oposición.