Denunciation of the constitutional reform in Nicaragua by the EU

The European Parliament, through all its political groups, voted on Wednesday, the Denunciation of the repression of the regime of Daniel Ortega, president of the country, and Rosario Murillowife and vice president of Ortega. The complaint also concerns the Last reform of the Political Constitution that transformed the State, the balance of the powers and gave the spouses Ortega and Murillo a total power.

A non -binding resolution to condemn the repression of the regime and Ask that the democratic clause of the European Union Association Agreement with Nicaragua would be activated. This clause allows the agreement to be suspended if it is determined that The country does not meet human rights.

In the parliamentary debate on Wednesday the popular Spanish Antonio López Istúriz gave the “congratulations” to Ortega and Murillo for Get to put the entire European Parliament in accordance with denouncing “their crimes, torture, persecution and exile to which they have submitted to the Nicaraguan people and especially the Catholic Church“.

The resolution that will approve the Eurocamara tomorrow, López Istúriz advanced, “make the world clear“That they will not allow”The stumbling blocks of a family dictatorship“.

By The Social Democratsthe Spanish Leire Pajín stressed that the Constitutional reform is “another twist” of the regime against pluralism, democracy and the rule of lawand wanted to convey to civil society that “they are not alone” and that the EU “will continue on its side” as the European Parliament has already done, denouncing this authoritarian drift up to seven times since 2018.

From The ultraconservativesel Italiano Carlo Fidanza He asked for a “strong in Europe and coordinated with the United States”as well as that the democratic clause of the agreement between them is activated and funds can be blocked, because the reform only strengthens Ortega and Murillo in a “regime that has trampled the rule of law for years“.

By Renew EuropeOihane Agirregoitia (Basque Nationalist Party) warned that the reform allows marriage take control of all government powersindependent institutions and the media and recalled that Since 2018, more than 450 people from nationality have been deprived and more than 5,600 NGOs and at least 58 media.

Also from The Greens/AleDiana Riba (of the Catalan party ERC) transmitted to Nicaraguan political prisoners that “there is a broad consensus in the EU to accompany and promote their struggle for a freer society.” “The You have to intensify its diplomatic action and political pressure“He stressed.

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