The United States, as well as the Organization of American States, do not recognize the validity of the elections in Nicaragua, where political opponents of Ortega were detained.
The United States, which has not recognized the legitimacy of Sunday’s elections in Nicaragua, will launch new sanctions against the regime of Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla who won a fourth term as president, with his wife, Rosario Murillo, as deputy. president, in the aftermath of the arrest of several of his political opponents, told Reuters on Tuesday.
