"There won't be any more elections here for them to ​try to seize the government and seize power," Ortega said in a speech on Sunday evening to commemorate the 1979 Sandinista revolution, in which Ortega helped overthrow the U.S.-backed Anastasio Somoza dictatorship. Nicaragua's last election in 2021 was widely disputed after Ortega detained opponents and business leaders and criminalized dissent. Last year, Ortega further ⁠consolidated his power through a series of constitutional reforms that included naming his wife Rosario Murillo as "co-president" and extending the presidential term to six years. Advertisement AdvertisementThe U.N. Human Rights Council has accused Ortega ​and ​Murillo's government of transforming the country "into an authoritarian state" and systematically violating human ​rights. "Instead of staging a rigged election, they have ‌opted to eliminate electoral competition altogether."