"No More Elections": Nicaragua President In 1st Public Appearance In 2 Months

Daniel Ortega dashes opposition hopes that he might heed their demands for a democratic vote, effectively cancelled Nicaragua's next elections.

Daniel Ortega has been accused of rigging recent elections in Nicaragua. Now, the authoritarian leader says the nation won’t even hold a vote.

The long-serving president of Nicaragua has declared the country will no longer hold elections.

Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the opposition Nicaragua’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has said the country will hold no further elections to prevent the opposition from coming to power. The 80-year-old…

The Central American state's longtime leader intends to block the opposition from challenging his rule.

Ortega, who has continuously held power since 2007 following an earlier presidential term in the 1980s, said the move will close off any path to the opposition, although he did not provide details about carrying out the measure.