Nicaragua opposition party barred from elections

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Source: BBC

Nicaragua opposition party barred from elections

7 August 2021

The main opposition party in Nicaragua has been disqualified ahead of the country's November elections.

The electoral council said the president of the Citizens Alliance for Liberty Party (CXL) holds dual US and Nicaraguan citizenship in violation of the law.

President Daniel Ortega has been accused of silencing the opposition.

Earlier on Friday, the US imposed visa restrictions on dozens of Nicaraguans linked to the government.

Nicaragua's supreme electoral council accused CXL of carrying out "verbal acts that undermine independence, sovereignty and auto-determination".

The electoral council, which is tied to the ruling party, also revoked the citizenship of CXL's leader Carmella Rogers Amburn, also known as Kitty Monterrey, leaving her at risk of deportation.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-58125419


Carmella Rogers Amburn, also known as Kitty Monterrey, has had her citizenship revoked (AFP)

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