US and EU Urge Global Partners to Sever Ties With Nicaragua

Following President Daniel Ortega’s ban on opposition political parties, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and European Union officials have jointly called on international partners to halt commercial and diplomatic engagement with the Nicaraguan government. The coordinated diplomatic push aims to isolate the administration over its democratic backsliding.

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US Calls on Allies to Cut Off Nicaragua After Ortega Bars Opposition Parties

The United States asked its international partners to immediately end normal dealings with Nicaragua’s government, hours after the Ortega-Murillo administration formalized a constitutional rewrite that bars opposition figures from running for office and extends the terms of nearly every elected and appointed post in the country. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a State […] The post US Calls on Allies to Cut Off Nicaragua After Ortega Bars Opposition Parties appeared first on The Tico Ti...

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