Nicaraguan opposition groups said Thursday that next month’s presidential election is “void and illegitimate” because of President Daniel Ortega’s arrests of critics and seven potential challengers.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua —
The opposition statement was issued from Costa Rica, where many Nicaraguans have taken refuge amid the crackdown on politicians that began in May. It was signed by the Blue and White National Union, the Nicaraguan Democratic Front, the Democratic Renovation Union, the Farmworkers Union and other groups.
The statement also urges the European Union, the United Nations and individual countries to increase sanctions on the Ortega government. Both the United States and the EU have already imposed sanctions on Ortega and his allies, saying they are undermining democracy.
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