Nicaragua's legislature debates barring opposition from elections

"there will be no more elections for them [the opposition] to try to seize the government, to seize power"

— Daniel Ortega , Politician

"people of all political viewpoints must be allowed to vote and run for office"

— Volker Türk , Activist

"true authoritarian nature of Ortega's rule"

— Marco Rubio , Politician

"proof of Ortega's desire to turn Nicaragua into a one-party country like China, North Korea, and Cuba"

— Juan Sebastián Chamorro , Politician

"Ortega is admitting what most worries him: he hasn't neutralised the opposition"

— Felix Maradiaga , Politician