"Nikaraguan constitutional improvement law has been approved in its entirety," says the National Assembly Communication on Platform X.
According to a bill approved on Thursday, Vice president Murillo will become “co-president” alongside his husband Daniel Ortega. Both will be appointed to these positions in elections held all six years, not all 5 so far.
Parliament has approved the country of president Ortega and his wife
According to the reform, both will coordinate "legislative, judicial, electoral" and regional and local authorities.
The improvement defines Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and "socialist" state, and among national symbols it places the red-black flag of the ruling Sandinist National Liberation Front — a organization originating from the partisan-revolutionary movement formed in 1961, which took power in 1979 after the revolution.
Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo have ruled in Nicaragua since 2007, after the return of Ortega to power. Their governments are characterised by strong authoritarianism. During their word of office There has been erosion of democratic institutions, restrictions on freedom of the press, suppression of opposition and protests, and controversial constitutional changeswhich enabled Ortega to re-election. Additionally, they are both criticized for nepotism and concentration of power in the hands of their loved ones.
