Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said the Central American country would no longer hold elections, further closing off any potential path for the opposition to challenge the government he leads with his wife, Rosario Murillo.Ortega, Nicaragua’s longest-serving leader, has remained in power since 2007 after previously governing during the 1980s.His current presidential term is scheduled to run through 2027."There won't be any more elections here for them to try to seize the government and seize power," Ortega said.He delivered the remarks Sunday during a speech commemorating the 1979 Sandinista revolution, in which Ortega participated in the overthrow of the US-backed dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza.TRUMP ADMIN BACKS BOLIVIA STATE OF EMERGENCY AS LEFTIST EX-LEADER'S LOYALISTS FRACTURE NATIONNicaragua's President Daniel Ortega said officials in the Central American country will no longer hold elections.
(REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)The declaration appeared to eliminate the possibility of a future electoral challenge as Ortega and Murillo continue consolidating control over the country’s political institutions."The days when parties backed by the Yankees (United States) and the Somocistas would return to power are over — never again," Ortega declared.Fox News Digital has reached out to the U.S.State Department for comment.The Trump administration has described the Ortega-Murillo government as a dictatorship and imposed sanctions on members of the government and their allies.
The State Department has also enacted visa restrictions targeting more than 2,350 Nicaraguan officials and their family members."The United States stands with the Nicaraguan people who, like Rivera, aspire to see a free Nicaragua," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in June.TRUMP EXPANDS CUBA SANCTIONS BEYOND US COMPANIES IN MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON FOREIGN ENABLERSThe Trump administration has described the Ortega government as a dictatorship.(Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg)The Biden administr...