Oposición nicaragüense en el exilio prevé un cambio democrático en Nicaragua en el 2026
Opositores denunciaron que 2025 estuvo marcado por un recrudecimiento de la represión estatal, con más asesinatos, un aumento del número de presos políticos y una mayor concentración de poder en manos del régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo.
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- Exiled Nicaraguan political organizations predict 2026 could usher in freedom for Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela.
- They urge the opposition and citizens to stay alert, organized, and prepared for future challenges.
- The international context is seen as increasingly favorable to democracy.
- Organizations like CDN, AUN, Pude, and Mesa Todos Somos Nicaragua signed the joint statement.
- They highlight the ongoing resistance against persecution and express faith in approaching freedom.
- The April 2018 protests are cited as a moral and political reference for civic resistance.
- Commitment to strengthening cooperation among opposition groups is reaffirmed.
- 2025 is described as a year of intensified state repression, including more political prisoners and killings.
- Constitutional reforms are criticized as evidence of the government's 'absolutist ambitions'.
- The statement laments the ongoing pain and separation of families due to exile, prison, or death.
- Nicaragua remains in a political and social crisis since April 2018, worsened by the 2021 elections.