Managua, Nicaragua
the Articulation of Social Movements (AMS), which brings together more than 60 civilian organizations in Nicaragua, called for an “election halt” on Tuesday for November 7, the day of the general election in which President Daniel Ortega is seeking his third consecutive re-election.
“We know, the international community has expressed that as well, That there are no guarantees that people can demonstrate freely on this day, there are no political parties that can bet or electoral proposal. Faced with this scenario, to mobilize the voting boards is to make fun of the dictatorship, which is why we are calling for an electoral halt, “said AMS member Julia Díaz.
The call is “not to go out, to stay at home, it’s a form of civic and peaceful resistance, because they (The Ortega government) has no way of proving that there is trust, because what we have is not an election, but a farce, “he said.
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According to Díaz, President Ortega needs voters to go “en masse” to the polls to validate a re-election that, according to the AMS, is “guaranteed” through the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), of Sandinista majority, and of the Electoral Law, that in recent reforms established restrictions by candidacies to positions of popular election.
“The regime needs to show ranks of people voting, no matter by whom, because they are going to count the votes, they are going to handle the election acts and present the results, so there is no possibility of changing what is already decided.” , explained.
The AMS, which called for “electoral unemployment” through a statement, believes, however, that more than 160,000 state employees will not be able to avoid going to the polls because they have allegedly been victims of “dirty demands”, as if they want to keep the job, upload a photo of their ballot marked in their favor. of the regime on its social networks, “Diaz said.
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He added that an additional reason for not going to the polls is that “people are going to be exposed, because they (the bureaucracy) will pull out their shock forces,” he indicated. At least 36 opposition leaders have been arrested in recent months, including seven presidential candidates, as well as independent professionals, who have been charged with economic crimes or treason.
Other critics of Ortega have had to opt for exile, such as the Cervantes Prize 2017, Sergio Ramírez, and the Ortega i Gasset 2021 Prize, Carlos Fernando Chamorro, both with arrest warrants, as well as award-winning writer Gioconda Belli.
Diaz, who stated that the people who oppose Ortega in Nicaragua are majority, He mentioned that abstention will be a strong argument for the Sandinista government not to be recognized by other states. EFE