Ortega Hands Army to Wife, Cementing Power Duo in Nicaragua

The law, approved by the Sandinista Parliament, subordinates the justice system to the presidency of the Republic

San José, 27 Mar (EFE).- Nicaragua's National Assembly (Parliament) passed a law on Thursday that empowers the country's co-chairs and husbands, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, to appoint the head of the Supreme Court of Justice for a period of six years, as well as the members of the National Council of Administration and Judicial Careers.

Ortega Hands Army to Wife, Cementing Power Duo in Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s government announced on March 25, 2025, that President Daniel Ortega appointed his wife, Rosario Murillo, as Supreme Commander of the Nicaraguan Army. This move, enacted through an urgent military law reform, grants her equal authority over the armed forces. The couple now controls all state powers in this Central American nation of 6.7 million. […]

Nicaragua’s co-president, Rosario Murillo, has become the new head of the country’s armed forces, thanks to a reform of the military code adopted unanimously in Parliament this Tuesday, reports Ep. The National Assembly, controlled by the ruling party, has thus voted in favour of a reform that establishes the total subordination of the Nicaraguan army to the presidency of the Latin American country, headed by Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario …

Rosario Murillo expands her power without limits in Nicaragua. President Daniel Ortega’s wife has been named this Tuesday, through a reform of the approved military laws of urgency, as the supreme chief of the Nicaraguan Army, loyal to the president. It is another step in the consolidation of a family regime in the Central American country, where the Ortega-Murillo control all state powers and a police state that pursues any dissenting voice. Th…

Nicaraguan Co-President Rosario Murillo addressed the message sent to the people of Costa Rica this Thursday, which highlights the brotherhood and solidarity between the two nations. She emphasized that this brotherhood and solidarity have been demonstrated in various moments of national and regional struggles. Regrettably, the recent governments of that Central American nation have not represented the generous and honorable character of the Cos…