US EditionNicaragua Legislature Votes to End Dual Citizenship
- Nicaragua's National Assembly voted unanimously on May 16, 2025, to pass a constitutional amendment eliminating dual citizenship.
- The reform, driven by Ortega and Murillo and supported by the Sandinista-dominated legislature, responds to ongoing political repression including deportations and citizenship stripping.
- Under the amendment, Nicaraguans will lose their nationality if they acquire a new one, though Central Americans can retain their original citizenship according to Gustavo Porras.
- The amendment affects Articles 23 and 25, which were rewritten without debate, and opposition figures warn this move is unconstitutional and repressive, impacting thousands including political opponents.
- This legal change implies that many dual citizens abroad will lose rights in Nicaragua and face exclusion, intensifying calls from exiled opponents to end the current regime.
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Ortega and Murillo Impose a Law that Dispossesss Nicaraguan Nationality From Citizens Who Obtain Another
Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have imposed on Friday afternoon a reform of articles 23 and 25 of the Nicaraguan Constitution regarding the loss of nationality. The new law, in a new repressive turn against the population of Nicaragua, states that citizens who have obtained a second nationality automatically will lose Nicaraguan nationality. The decision, after its approval by the loyal Sandinista deputies, has plunged an entire country into …
Daniel Ortega’s Regime Will Withdraw Nationality From Nicaraguans Who Acquire Foreign Citizenship
“Whoever acquires another nationality and swears allegiance to a foreign state breaks the legal and moral link with Nicaragua. There can be no double fidelity: the homeland demands exclusive commitment,” Ortega and Murillo argued in the legal document that accompanied the constitutional reform.
Nicaragua legislature votes to end dual citizenship
MEXICO CITY - Nicaragua's National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment on Friday to eliminate dual citizenship in a move that would impact thousands of people, including government opponents. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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El Mundo CRNicaragua Approves Withdrawal of Nationality From Nicaraguans Who Acquire Another Citizenship
The Sandinista government of the Ortega and Murillo husbands has stripped hundreds of opponents and critics of Nicaraguan nationality expelled from the country in recent years.The National Assembly noted in network X that during a "special session" held in the town of Niquinohomo, it approved "unanimously" a "partial reform" of articles 23 and 25 of the Constitution following an initiative sent by the presidential couple."Who acquires another na…
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