Nicaragua Will No Longer Hold Elections, President Says Daniel Ortega's announcement that Nicaragua will no longer hold elections has sent shockwaves through the region, but it shouldn't come as a surprise.
The Central American nation has been sliding steadily towards authoritarianism under Ortega's long tenure, with each incremental step eroding what little democratic space remains.
The president's claim that US backed parties will "never again" take power is a thinly veiled attack on the opposition. In reality, it's an attempt to consolidate his own family's grip on power.