President Ortega, wife to be granted new powers

Nicaragua OKs Reform To Boost Powers Of President, Wife
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers Friday approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position of "co-president" and boosting the pair's joint control over the state.
Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power
Vice President Rosario Murillo, who is Ortega’s wife, will now become his co-president. The two have been married since 2005 and she was made vice president in 2017. Ortega has cracked down on dissent over recent years. More than 200 political prisoners ...
Nicaragua: President Ortega, wife to be granted new powers
Lawmakers in Nicaragua endorsed the constitutional reform which would expand presidential terms and promote Daniel Ortega's wife Rosario Murillo to a co-president.Nicaragua' s parliament on Friday gave their green light to a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega and his already powerful wife.
Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.
Nicaragua approves constitutional amendment cementing Ortega-Murillo power
President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, are poised to consolidate absolute control over Nicaragua following the National Assembly's approval of a constitutional amendment elevating Murillo to the role of "co-president.
Nicaraguan lawmakers back reform strengthening Ortega's power
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.
Power Consolidation: Ortega's Constitutional Overhaul in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan parliament has approved a constitutional reform increasing President Daniel Ortega's power. The reform, requiring second approval in 2025, extends presidential terms, enhances media control,
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega makes grab to consolidate power
Nicaragua's regime announced dozens of constitutional amendments yesterday that include extending President Daniel Ortega's term without elections. Why it matters: Observers say the changes could sound the death knell for the nation's democracy,
Nicaragua’s Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife ‘copresidents’
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega is proposing a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the Central American nation.
Nicaragua's Ortega seeks to expand presidential powers
The reform also seeks to increase the presidential term to six years from five and formally change the role of vice president, held by the 79-year-old Ortega's wife, Rosario Murillo, to that of "co-president.
Nicaragua's Congress OKs Reform To Boost Powers Of President, Wife
Nicaragua's Congress amended the constitution Friday to elevate strongman Daniel Ortega's wife to the post of "co-president" and strengthen their control over the state, loyalist parliamentary chief Gustavo Porras announced.
Rosario Murillo, Nicaragua's Eccentric, Iron-fisted High Priestess
Rosario Murillo, wife of Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and soon to be his co-president, is known for extravagant diatribes and eccentric outfits.
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