Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power

Laura Buciu

Reuters  —  The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, on Friday approved a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega as well as the Central American nation’s police and military. The reform increases the president’s control over the media, extends the presidential term to six years from five, and changes the roles of vice president and president to those of “co-presidents.” Vice President Rosario Murillo, who is Ortega’s wife, will now

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