The Second Vice President and Minister of Labor of the Government of Spain, Yolanda Diazdisapproved of the decision of the dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo to strip 317 opposition Nicaraguans of their citizenship.
In particular, Díaz expressed his closeness to the writers Sergio Ramírez Mercado and Gioconda Belli via Twitter; and opposition journalists Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios and Sofía Montenegro.
“I am convinced that Gioconda, Sergio, Sofía or Carlos will continue to have Nicaragua in your hearts and no one will be able to take it away from you,” said the leader of the United Podemos (UP) coalition of left-wing parties, which governs the state, on Twitter. Spanish with the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).
This is the first time that the Spanish leftist leader refers to the issue of Nicaragua. In the past, the former UP leader and former Spanish vice president, Pablo Iglesias, had already expressed his criticism of Ortega’s totalitarian drift.
“I think that in the Nicaraguan case there has been an undeniable degradation, as many old Sandinistas point out, this is so and it must be said without complexes from the left,” Iglesias told a Uruguayan media outlet.
Spanish nationality for Spanish opponents
the vice president Yolanda Diaz He also applauded the Spanish government’s policy of offering Spanish nationality to all Nicaraguans who are declared “stateless” by Ortega.
“The right to nationality is a human right. We welcome you with open arms. We are with you!”, read the Twitter account of the left-wing leader.
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Last week, the Spanish foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, on instructions from the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, offered to grant Spanish citizenship to the Nicaraguan opponents declared stateless by Ortega.
“The proposal of the Government of Spain is extended to any citizen of Nicaragua who in the future may be stateless,” Albares told the press in his country.
