New OAS Convocation of 13 Countries to Vote on Nicaragua Resolution

The United States and twelve other member states have called for a new session of the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council on August 19 to vote on a resolution concerning Nicaragua. This follows a previous extraordinary meeting on August 5 where a vote failed to materialize.

The urgent convening is prompted by "recent events in Nicaragua," specifically referencing President Daniel Ortega's declaration that elections will not be held again. The participating nations argue that representative democracy, considered essential for regional stability, peace, and development, no longer exists in Nicaragua.

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the democracy representative, an indispensable condition for the stability, peace and development of the region, no longer exists in Nicaragua.

The draft resolution, presented by Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the United States, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago, with Colombia joining later, calls for an "urgent" meeting of foreign ministers. This meeting would aim to "consider the situation in Nicaragua" and demand "appropriate actions" based on the OAS Charter and international law.

During the August 5 meeting, the OAS Permanent Council President, Steve Ferrol, opted not to call for a vote on a U.S.-proposed resolution that would have declared the Ortega government a "threat" to the hemisphere. Political analyst Manuel Orozco suggested this move was an attempt to avoid declaring a complete failure and to allow for further discussion.

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to save the moment to avoid that it was said that there was a complete failure and it was given to understand that a voting process was not going to be carried out.