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Alexandra Oancea, 7 July 2026
Tracking Constitutional Change: 2026 Mid-Year Update from ConstitutionNet Juan Sebastián Chamorro , 2 February 2026
The Elimination of Dual Citizenship in Nicaragua: Ortega and Murillo’s Latest Attempt to Silence Political OppositionAlexandra Oancea, 8 January 2026
A Year in Constitution-Building: What 2025 Revealed, What 2026 May BringJuan Sebastian Chamorro, 5 March 2025
Nicaragua: A New Absolutist Constitution Tailor-Made for an Authoritarian Couple
Op-ed: Question of constitutional change follows announcement canceling elections in Nicaragua23 July 2026
Daniel Ortega stepped onto a stage in Managua on Saturday and told Nicaragua that elections are over. Not postponed. Not reformed. Over. The 80-year-old preside…
Nicaragua amends constitution ending right to dual citizenship16 January 2026
Nicaragua’s National Assembly ratified a constitutional reform today that ends the right to dual nationality, forcing Nicaraguans to lose their citizenship if t…
In the World of Constitution-Building in 2024 and 2025 Forecast10 February 2025
2024 was dubbed the year of the global elections “Super-Cycle”, with voters going to the polls in 74 national elections around the world—representing approximat…
Op-ed: Nicaragua's constitutional overhaul endangers freedoms and democracy3 February 2025
Nicaragua’s newly revised Constitution represents a dangerous lurch toward authoritarian governance, centralizing power in the hands of President Daniel Ortega …
Nicaragua's legislature unanimously approves constitutional reforms25 November 2024
The Nicaraguan parliament on Friday unanimously approved partial constitutional reforms proposed by President Daniel Ortega. These reforms seek to change the po…