“The state and the ruling Sandinista party have virtually fused into a unified machine ... which would guarantee presidential succession for Murillo and their family. Nicaragua's President Daniel ...

Trump wants to expel Nicaragua from U.S.-Central America free trade deal. Will it bring dictatorship’s downfall? | Opinion ...

In any case, in Nicaragua, parliamentary vote is only little more than symbolic. Ortega's FSLN party holds 75 of the 91 seats after winning more than 75% of the vote in the 2021 general elections ...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – First Lady Rosario Murillo ... He has all but eliminated the opposition and has imposed single-party rule by his Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), critics say.

The suspension of foreign aid programs supporting democracy promotion in authoritarian countries has left many wondering if U.S. policy has abandoned that goal.

The U.S. State Department has unexpectedly terminated foreign aid programs aimed at supporting opposition activists, ...