Daniel Ortega has been one of the most prominent figures in Nicaragua for three decades and is running for a third term as president.

Zoom in: The amendments sent Wednesday by Ortega to the National Assembly, which is controlled by his Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) party, also include making the president ...

Nicaragua in Hell Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega flanked by his wife (and vice president) Rosario Murillo and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Managua, January 10, 2017(Oswaldo Rivas / Reuters) ...

The reform, consisting of dozens of constitutional amendments, was sent by Ortega to the government-controlled National Assembly on Nov. 20, and is almost sure to be approved.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed a constitutional reform to expand presidential powers over other branches of government, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega gestures to government supporters after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a third term at the National Assembly in ...

A U.N.-backed panel on Thursday accused the Nicaraguan government, led by Socialist President Daniel Ortega, of human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity." ...

The Nicaraguan National Assembly on Thursday unanimously ratified the constitutional reforms proposed by current President Daniel Ortega. Under Article 8 of the country’s new constitution, which now ...

A parish in the Archdiocese of Managua reported on its Facebook page that the National Police, which operates under the orders of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario ...

Daniel Ortega, the Marxist bully who has turned Nicaragua into a police state, continues to crack down on dissidents in the clergy.

In January 2014, the Sandinista majority in the National Assembly approved the constitutional amendment to allow Ortega’s indefinite re-election, which the bishops criticized.