The 78-year-old former rebel who has been sanctioned for human rights abuses first ruled in the 1980s
The its parliament Nicaragua today approved the constitutional reform that increases the powers of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, who is now designated “co-president”.
The parliament, controlled by the ruling party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), approved “unanimously” the bill submitted on Tuesday by Daniel Ortega, its president announced.
Nicaragua henceforth defines itself as a “revolutionary state” while the red and black flag of the FSLN will be one of the country’s national symbols. President Ortega’s term of office is extended to six years, up from the current five.
THE 78-year-old ex-guerrillawho has been sanctioned for human rights abuses, ruled the country for the first time in the 1980s and again from 2007 to the present. He is accused by the US, the European Union and Latin American countries of establishing an authoritarian regime.
According to the new Constitution, the presidency will henceforth be shared by “a co-president and a co-president” who will be elected “every six years”. The two leaders will coordinate “the legislative, judicial and electoral bodies” as well as those who run the regions and municipalities, which until now were considered independent institutions.
Source :Skai
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