Republican Rep.María Elvira Salazar of Florida stated in a Monday social media post that "After Cuba, Nicaragua is next." The Central American nation's president, Daniel Ortega, said on Sunday, "There won't be any more elections here for them to try to seize the government and seize power," according to Reuters.
"The days when parties backed by the Yankees (United States) and the Somocistas would return to power are over - never again," he said, according to the outlet.In her Monday post on X, Salazar said, "Daniel Ortega just announced that Nicaragua will no longer hold elections.When a communist dictator knows the people would vote him out, he takes away their vote.
Repression, fear, and force become the only way to stay in power.The Ortega-Murillo regime has declared war on the Nicaraguan people’s right to choose their own future."Ortega's wife Rosario Murillo is co-president, reports indicate."The United States must stand unequivocally with the people of Nicaragua, increase the pressure on this despicable regime, and ensure that those responsible for its crimes are held accountable.
After Cuba, Nicaragua is next," Salazar added in the post.NICARAGUA'S ORTEGA SAYS COUNTRY WILL ‘NEVER AGAIN’ HOLD ELECTIONS, SHUTTING OUT OPPOSITION Rep.María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., leaves a news conference in the U.S.
Capitol on developments regarding Cuba including the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The U.S.snatched Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Venezuela and transported them back to the U.S.
earlier this year. The U.S.later launched a war against the Islamic Republic of Iran in conjunction with Israel.And then during a speech in March, U.S.
President Donald Trump said "Cuba's next."US MILITARY HITS IRAN IN PUSH TO DEGRADE REGIME'S ABILITY TO TARGET SHIPS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZDaniel Ortega, Nicaragua's president, during the 23rd States of the Bolivaria...