On October 20, the Nicaraguan Supreme Court removed a constitutional barrier to the re-election of leftist president Daniel Ortega in the 2011 elections. The court acted on removing the restriction after a petition from Ortega and a group of mayors was delivered to the court a week earlier.
By ruling to remove the barrier, the [...]

The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), today issued the following statement regarding the October 19 ruling on presidential re election made by the Constitutional Chamber of Nicaragua’s Supreme Court:
“Canada’s engagement with the Americas focuses on the promotion of democratic governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law. Canada [...]

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan Congress on Wednesday narrowly rejected an initiative to force a debate on whether to annul a hotly disputed court ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
The vote in the National Assembly’s controlling commission went along party lines with congressional leader Rene Nunez — a member of Ortega’s leftist Sandinista [...]

Nicaragua’s long-divided opposition movements are starting to show signs of union in defense of the country’s institutional democracy, following a highly suspect ruling by Sandinista Supreme Court magistrates Monday to allow their leader, President Daniel Ortega, to seek re-election in 2011.
The ruling by the six Sandinista magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court [...]