Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega, in power since 2007, is pushing to extend his term by another year as part of a sweeping constitutional overhaul set for approval in September — a move that also bars opposition figures labeled “traitors” or “coup plotters” from running. His increasingly authoritarian rule has seen political rivals jailed, exiled, or stripped of citizenship, with term limits removed in 2014 and extended to six years last year. His wife, Rosario Murillo, now holds the title of “co-president,” positioning her as his likely successor. The 2021 election, marred by arrests and exile of rivals, was widely seen as a sham — and repression has only grown since, with dissenters facing escalating persecution. Even those abroad are being targeted, with property seized and citizenship revoked, while many Nicaraguans stay silent out of fear, recalling the deadly 2018 protests that left over 300 dead.
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