Nicaragua OKs Reform To Boost Powers Of President, Wife
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers Friday approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position of "co-president" and boosting the pair's joint control over the state.
Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power
Vice President Rosario Murillo, who is Ortega’s wife, will now become his co-president. The two have been married since 2005 and she was made vice president in 2017. Ortega has cracked down on dissent over recent years. More than 200 political prisoners ...
Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents'
The proposals come amid an ongoing crackdown by the Ortega government since mass social protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.
Nicaraguan lawmakers back reform strengthening Ortega's power
The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, on Friday approved a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega as well as the Central American nation's police and military.
Power Consolidation: Ortega's Constitutional Overhaul in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan parliament has approved a constitutional reform increasing President Daniel Ortega's power. The reform, requiring second approval in 2025, extends presidential terms, enhances media control,
Presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, propone reforma para que él y su esposa sean “copresidentes”
El presidente de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, propuso el miércoles una reforma constitucional que haría que él y de su esposa, la actual vicepresidenta Rosario Murillo, fueran “copresidentes” de la nación centroamericana.
Nicaragua's Ortega seeks to expand presidential powers
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed a constitutional reform to expand presidential powers over other branches of government, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
Nicaragua's Congress OKs Reform To Boost Powers Of President, Wife
Nicaragua's Congress amended the constitution Friday to elevate strongman Daniel Ortega's wife to the post of "co-president" and strengthen their control over the state, loyalist parliamentary chief Gustavo Porras announced.
Rosario Murillo, Nicaragua's Eccentric, Iron-fisted High Priestess
Rosario Murillo, wife of Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and soon to be his co-president, is known for extravagant diatribes and eccentric outfits.
Ortega’s constitutional changes will turn Nicaragua into a tropical North Korea | Opinion
Oppenheimer: Nicaraguan dictator’s draft Constitution will officially turn his country into a police state. Here’s what it ...
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Nicaragua approves constitutional amendment cementing Ortega-Murillo power
President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, are poised to consolidate absolute control over ...
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Power Play: Ortega's Move to Cement Control
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has proposed constitutional reforms to consolidate power by making him and Vice President ...