Under fire for ‘sham’ vote, Nicaragua begins withdrawal from OAS
Al JazeeraThe Nicaraguan government has started the process of withdrawing from the Organization of American States after the regional body denounced the country’s recent presidential elections as illegitimate. The move comes after Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla who has held office since 2007, was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in a November 7 vote that rights groups and international observers denounced as neither free nor fair. In the lead-up to the election, Ortega’s government jailed dozens of opposition leaders – including seven potential presidential candidates – and critics accused the Sandinista leader of cracking down on his challengers. Last week, the OAS General Assembly adopted a resolution saying Nicaragua’s election lacked “democratic legitimacy”. The Biden administration on Tuesday banned members of the Nicaraguan government from entering the country, while a day earlier, the US announced separate financial sanctions against Nicaraguan officials “in response to the sham national elections”.
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