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- President Daniel Ortega announced Nicaragua will cease elections during a Sandinista Revolution anniversary speech.
- He said the measure will block United States-backed parties and former Somoza supporters from returning to power.
- In 2023 Ortega and Rosario Murillo were named co-president and extended the term to six years via constitutional reforms.
- The UN Human Rights Council says the government has turned Nicaragua into an authoritarian state since the 2018 crisis.
