Nicaraguan opposition calls for abstention on election day Nicaraguan opposition calls for abstention on election day Jesús Tefel, UNAB member in exile: opposition organizations agree to promote empty the streets on November 7 Octavio Enríquez · 13 de octubre 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Ramon Jauregui: “Europe won’t recognize results of an electoral farce” Ramon Jauregui: “Europe won’t recognize results of an electoral farce” Nicaragua is on the agenda for the upcoming EU foreign affairs council meeting with elections in which there’s no one to vote for and no reason to vote Carlos F. Chamorro · 12 de octubre 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Nicaraguan farmers demand OAS reject the elections Nicaraguan farmers demand OAS reject the elections “We ask them not to recognize the results of this electoral farce,” was the message of a demonstration held at the OAS headquarters in Costa Rica. Redacción Confidencial · 3 de octubre 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Sanctions against regime companies and high ranking officials demanded: “There’s no future with Ortega” Sanctions against regime companies and high ranking officials demanded: “There’s no future with Ortega” Jennie Lincoln of the Carter Center urges documenting the evidence of electoral fraud on November 7th. Iván Olivares · 28 de septiembre 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
The mistakes that led to the opposition's failure The mistakes that led to the opposition's failure Internal purges, ideological sectarianism and political contamination by parties linked to Ortega's government ate away of opposition unity Redacción Confidencial · 19 de agosto 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Manuel Orozco: OAS can suspend Nicaragua before November 7 Manuel Orozco: OAS can suspend Nicaragua before November 7 “Ortega’s coup d'état ended democracy, 60,000 Nicaraguans will emigrate to the US this year, crisis scenario in 2022” Carlos F. Chamorro · 17 de agosto 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
“In Nicaragua, the electoral route has been closed. Latin America’s democracy is at stake” “In Nicaragua, the electoral route has been closed. Latin America’s democracy is at stake” Daniel Zovatto and Michael Shifter: more external pressure and national resistance to stop the repression and free political prisoners Carlos F. Chamorro · 13 de agosto 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
FSLN “Buries” the Electoral Process, as US Senate Approves Renacer Act FSLN “Buries” the Electoral Process, as US Senate Approves Renacer Act Politicians, analysts, and human rights defenders condemn the regime’s action of eliminating the last opposition political vehicle from the elections Redacción Confidencial · 12 de agosto 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Ortega’s single party regime in Nicaragua Ortega’s single party regime in Nicaragua By eliminating the November elections, Ortega anticipates a crisis of legitimacy, and defies the national and international community Carlos F. Chamorro · 10 de agosto 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021
Did They Up the Ante, or Go Off the Deep End? Did They Up the Ante, or Go Off the Deep End? They’ll be proclaiming they won the elections, but what they’ll really have won is the gold medal for the most extraordinary spectacle. Gioconda Belli · 9 de agosto 2021 CONFIDENCIAL · 5 de octubre, 2021