Secretary of State Rubio Issues Statement on Addressing Murillo-Ortega Dictatorship Vow to Abolish Elections
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Secretary Marco Rubio:
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A Call to Action: Addressing the Murillo-Ortega Dictatorship's Vow to Abolish Elections
Daniel Ortega's declaration that under his family's dictatorship Nicaragua will never again hold elections lays bare their true authoritarian nature.
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have abandoned even the pretense of popular cons . . .
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A Call to Action: Addressing the Murillo-Ortega Dictatorship's Vow to Abolish Elections
Daniel Ortega's declaration that under his family's dictatorship Nicaragua will never again hold elections lays bare their true authoritarian nature.
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have abandoned even the pretense of popular cons . . .