Ortega's explicit plan to abolish elections represents the elimination of democratic mechanisms and formalization of authoritarian rule, exemplifying the dystopian trajectory of centralized political control and suppression of electoral rights.
President Daniel Ortega, 80, who with his wife has exerted complete control over Nicaragua for many years, at a conference in 2014.
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