Nicaragua’s Ortega and Murillo consolidate their power over the army and the police

Nicaragua’s Ortega and Murillo consolidate their power over the army and the police

Barely three days had elapsed since Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo ordered the approval of a complete reform of the Nicaraguan Constitution — with which they protected the family succession and buried what was left of the separation of powers — when the Sandinista parliament on Monday announced changes to the Military Code and the Law on the Organization of the National Police to extend the terms of the heads of the armed forces from five to six years.

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