Nicaraguan Congress passes Ortega-backed reform excluding opposition from elections

Nicaraguan Congress passes Ortega-backed reform excluding opposition from elections

​Nicaragua's ​Congress ‌on Tuesday passed ​a ‌constitutional reform that bans opposition ‌parties from participating in ‌elections and extends the ⁠presidential ​term from ⁠six to seven ⁠years, an ​initiative that had ⁠previously drawn criticism from ⁠the ​United States and ⁠other countries in ⁠the region.

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