By Gabriela Selser (Reuters) – Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval on Thursday, after a unanimous vote. The reforms have been defended by government allies as deepening a nearly 50-year-old revolution, but blasted by critics as a […]
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Nicaragua congress gives final approval to sweeping constitutional reforms
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By Gabriela Selser
(Reuters) – Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval on Thursday, after a unanimous vote.
The reforms have been defended by government allies as deepening a nearly 50-year-old revolution, but blasted by critics as a power grab from an increasingly dictatorial family dynasty.
(Reporting by Gabriela Selser; Writing by David Alire Garcia; Editing by Kylie Madry)