Nicaragua cracks down on business ahead of elections
By DW
15 January 2022 |
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is poised to win a fourth consecutive term in Sunday's presidential elections. But there's mounting pressure from the US and the EU who are using economic sanctions to promote change.
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