After learning that Daniel Ortega’s regime is seeking a rapprochement with the United States Government to curb the sanctions imposed by the North American country, opponent Alexa Zamora told Article 66 that the dictatorship seeks to “maneuver” due to international pressure.
Regarding the information of the North American newspaper New York Times which revealed that Laureano Ortega Murillo, son of the presidential couple, would have sought dialogue with the United States with the aim of obtaining “sanction relief for his family” in exchange for the release of political prisoners, the former member of the Political Council of the Blue and White National Unity (Unab) recalled that the regime has always seen the hostages of conscience as “currencies of change.”
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He also described it as a “ridiculous position” when the dictator Daniel Ortega rails against the United States, “because it is known that this speech is only for his bases — Sandinistas — in order to show himself as a strong man, however we have it very clear that Ortega is finds himself weak before the international community and that the sanctions affect the sustainability of his regime.
Zamora stressed that Daniel Ortega continues to maintain his double standard with the United States since long before 2018. “Ortega forgets when he sent emissaries to the OAS (Organization of American States) and the United States to ask for support when we had another sociopolitical situation in Nicaragua. , but now he comes with his media speech to his followers wanting to show himself strong, “he said.
“dynastic succession”
Regarding the decision of the Nicaraguan dictatorship to send Laureano Ortega —investment advisor to the Government of Nicaragua— to seek a dialogue with the United States and not any of its diplomats, critics of the regime asserted that It owes to Ortega’s mistrust of his circle.
“I even question the trust that —Ortega and Murillo— can have in their own children, this is because the close and media group is made up of their family, which is basically a sultanate in Nicaragua,” express.
For the opposition, when Ortega spoke of a replacement within the party, it is nothing more than a “dynastic succession”, “that is, it is positioning the figure of Laureano (Ortega) to occupy the Presidency.”
“We cannot ignore the fact that Daniel Ortega is an old and sick man and that he has not built relief processes within the bases but rather that they control within his family,” he added.
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On the other hand, he stressed that the regime is sending a political message, since “apparently” Laureano Ortega is Ortega’s political bet, “given that Rosario Murillo is not capable of uniting in the way that the figure of Daniel Ortega does.” .
“Let’s not forget that already in the past and present, Laureano is the envoy to see commercial relations. All the negotiations have been at the hands of Laureano », he remarked.
Regarding the sanctions against the Ortega circle, Zamora indicated that it cannot be forgotten that what keeps the regime cohesive is the economic issue. “We are not talking about ideological loyalties, but about people who have economic interests and when you touch on such a sensitive issue, it does or does affect Ortega’s core,” he concluded.
