00:02The United States condemned statements made by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Tuesday.
00:08who ruled out any possibility of elections in his country that would allow the opposition to participate in the
00:13exile to reach government. In a statement, the US Secretary of State,
00:19Marco Rubio asserted that Ortega's statements reveal his true authoritarian nature and
00:25He called on the international community to join forces to show the dictatorship that it cannot
00:31Continue acting as if nothing is happening. The OAS also criticized Ortega's statements.
00:37The organization's secretary general, Albert Ramdin, asserted that the Nicaraguan regime has
00:42He has now made explicit what his actions had been demonstrating for some time. He has abandoned the
00:49democracy, even the appearance of it. Ortega ruled in the 1980s and returned to the
00:56He became president in 2007. Since then, he has exercised power with measures that have neutralized his rivals.
01:03Nicaragua was going to hold general elections in November, but a year and a half ago a profound
01:09The constitutional reform extended the presidential term from five to six years, so
01:15The elections should be held in November 2027. On Sunday, at an event for the 47th
01:22On the anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega said his opponents can forget about returning.
01:28to power because there will be no more elections in their country.
01:33I see they've forgotten. There won't be any more elections here.
01:40There will be no more elections.
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