尼加拉瓜国会周二宣布计划废除国家选举制度，执行总统丹尼尔·奥尔特加的指示 [1]。奥尔特加周日曾宣称"将不再有选举" [1]，此举实际上使原定于2027年11月举行的选举被有效取消 [1]。
政府已在2025年1月投票决定将五年总统任期延长一年 [1]，进一步强化了这一政治变化。
这一决定招致国际广泛批评。联合国人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克表示，"所有政治观点的人民必须获得投票和竞选权" [1]。美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥则指出，该举动"暴露了穆里略-奥尔特加专制的真实本质" [1]，暗指奥尔特加及其妻子穆里略正在加强独裁统治。
奥尔特加掌权近20年，自2018年压制抗议活动以来持续镇压异议 [1]。
Nicaragua's parliament announced plans to eliminate the country's electoral system on Tuesday, following President Daniel Ortega's declaration on Sunday that "there will be no more elections." [1] The move effectively cancels the scheduled presidential election originally set for November 2027. [1]
The government had previously voted in January 2025 to extend the five-year presidential term by one year, [1] paving the way for this dramatic shift in governance.
The decision has drawn swift international condemnation. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated that "people of all political perspectives must have the right to vote and run for office," [1] while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized the move as exposing "the true nature of the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship." [1]
Ortega, who has ruled for nearly two decades, has intensified repression of dissent since suppressing protests in 2018. [1] The abolition of elections represents a further consolidation of authoritarian control by Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo.