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Nicaragua responds to Peru: “A people’s sovereignty is not up for debate”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nicaragua rejected Peru’s call for international action against constitutional reforms promoted by President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo.
  • Peru said the reforms would bar alleged “traitors to the homeland” from elections and extend official terms to seven years, undermining free elections and the rule of law.
  • Nicaragua’s legislature approved the reforms in a first vote, with final approval expected on Jan. 18 and general elections potentially delayed from November 2026 to November 2027.

Nicaragua answered Peru’s criticism with a blunt declaration: “A people’s sovereignty is not up for debate.” Managua issued the response after Peru urged the international community to activate mechanisms against constitutional reforms promoted by President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo.

A people’s sovereignty is not up for debate, and much less can it be questioned by other countries with serious problems of legitimacy and unity.

· Nicaraguan Foreign MinistryThe ministry’s response to Peru’s criticism of Nicaragua’s proposed constitutional reforms.

The Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry said it had received Peru’s note but rejected any challenge from other countries. “Our only response consists of recalling that a people’s sovereignty is not up for debate, and much less can it be questioned by other countries with serious problems of legitimacy and unity,” the ministry said in a brief official statement signed by Co-Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke. It concluded: “Nicaragua triumphs in peace and security.”

Peru’s Foreign Ministry said it was concerned about reforms that would exclude people labeled “traitors to the homeland” from elected office and extend the mandates of authorities, including the presidency, to seven years. Lima said the changes sought to “liquidate democratic institutions” by eliminating the possibility of free elections, weakening the rule of law and perpetuating the Ortega-Murillo family’s rule.

Nicaragua triumphs in peace and security.

· Nicaraguan Foreign MinistryThe closing line of Managua’s official statement.

Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved the constitutional reform in a first of two required legislative votes. Ortega, who has governed since 2007, said the measures would be approved on Jan. 18 during the next legislative session. His statement that Nicaragua “will not have elections again” prompted broad international rejection, according to the report.

Liquidate democratic institutions in that country, eliminating the possibility of free elections, annulling the rule of law and perpetuating the Ortega-Murillo family dictatorship.

· Peruvian Foreign MinistryPeru’s description of the purpose and effect of the proposed reforms.

Nicaragua had been due to hold general elections in November 2026. The amendments would extend the presidential term and move the expected election date to November 2027. Ortega has held power in Nicaragua for 30 years, including an earlier presidency from 1985 to 1990 and his return to office in 2007.

There will be no elections again.

· Daniel OrtegaOrtega’s statement about Nicaragua’s future electoral process, which triggered international rejection.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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