Mr Ortega seeks to fully cement his grip on power, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year.

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.