Debates on Nicaragua Intensifies Within the OAS

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Nicaragua, ruled with an iron fist by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, tightened control over society following the 2018 protests, which left some 300 dead according to the UN, and recently approved a reform that prevents the electoral participation of parties that are adverse to the government. The measure led Washington to promote an extraordinary meeting of OAS foreign ministers, from which Nicaragua withdrew in November 2023 amid diplomati…