Joint Press Release of 8 November 2021 on the elections in Nicaragua


MEPs slam Nicaraguan elections, calling them a farce

Leading MEPs condemn Sunday's sham elections in Nicaragua and stress that Parliament can neither acknowledge the result nor recognise the authorities that emerge from this rigged vote.

Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister (EPP, Germany) and Chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America, Tilly Metz (The Greens/EFA, Luxembourg), stated:

'The sham elections held by the Ortega regime on Sunday, 7 November 2021 in Nicaragua are a farce; they are the sad climax of the country's continuous slide into an authoritarian abyss. It is tragic to see that a man who once fought a cruel tyranny in his country is now repeating history by establishing the same type of dictatorship himself.

The European Parliament can neither acknowledge the result nor recognise the institutional authorities that emerge from this rigged vote. These elections were not fair, transparent or free, and make a mockery of international democratic standards.

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