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Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega aims to bar ‘traitors’ from future elections

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Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua's president, is moving to bar what he calls 'traitors' from future elections, per Al Jazeera. The effort marks another step in a pattern of consolidating power that has involved sweeping crackdowns on civil society.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/29/nicaraguas-danie...

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