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Nicaragua's legislature debates barring opposition from elections

The move comes days after President Daniel Ortega demanded 'a wall, a blockade' against opposition parties.

Nicaragua's government-controlled National Assembly is currently debating a proposal to prohibit opposition parties from participating in elections, with a vote scheduled for the first week of August.

This development follows President Daniel Ortega's recent declaration that "there will be no more elections for them [the opposition]

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