尼加拉瓜政府控制的国家议会正在审议一项禁止反对党参加选举的提案，将于8月第一周进行投票表决[1]。
总统丹尼尔·奥尔特加日前宣称反对党"将没有更多选举机会来夺取政权"[1]，这一表态引发国际谴责。联合国人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克表示，"各种政治观点的人都必须被允许投票和竞选"[1]。美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥则指控这一举措暴露了奥尔特加统治的"真正威权本质"[1]。
国家议会议长古斯塔沃·波拉斯更明确地表达了政府意图，声称要防止反对党"留下哪怕一条缝隙"建立立足点[1]。奥尔特加自2007年以来一直掌权[1]，尼加拉瓜最后一次总统选举于2021年11月举行[1]。
Nicaragua's government-controlled national assembly is considering legislation that would prohibit opposition parties from participating in elections, with a vote scheduled for the first week of August [1]. President Daniel Ortega has stated that opposition parties will have "no more opportunities" to seize power through elections [1], remarks that drew condemnation from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, who emphasized that "people of all political viewpoints must be allowed to vote and run for office" [1]. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized the move as exposing the "true authoritarian nature" of Ortega's rule [1].
National Assembly Speaker Gustavo Porras indicated the intent to prevent the opposition from leaving "even a crack" to establish a foothold [1]. Ortega has held power since 2007 [1], following the most recent presidential election in November 2021 [1].