Nicaragua: Dual Citizenship Taboo Is Not Retroactive

Nicaragua: Dual Citizenship Taboo Is Not Retroactive

The dictatorship claims the reform will not be retroactive and not affect those who already have “dual or triple nationality” before 2026. The post Nicaragua: Dual Citizenship Taboo Is Not Retroactive appeared first on Havana Times.

On Friday, the Sandinista dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, that duo that seems to emerge from an authoritarian soap opera, approved a constitutional reform that eliminates dual nationality. Nicaraguans who acquire another citizenship will lose their own, in a new pitch to suffocate opponents and critics, according to the National Assembly, puppet of the regime. In a “special session” held in Niquinohomo, the Assembly, which ind…