Sandinista National Liberation Front

The U.S. State Department condemned Nicaraguan co-president Daniel Ortega for declaring the country will no longer hold elections, calling the move authoritarian. Ortega, who has ruled Nicaragua for nearly 20 years, eliminated future elections to prevent opposition parties from gaining power, a decision criticized as abandoning democratic processes.

The State Department condemned Nicaragua's co-president for declaring the country will no longer hold elections, accusing Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo of abandoning democratic processes and authoritarian rule. Ortega, a former leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, has consolidated power since 2016, including creating a co-presidency for his wife and suppressing opposition.