Nicaragua's President Had Already Been Perpetuating Himself In Power. He Now Announced There Will 'Never" Be Another Election

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says the country will never have another election. (Credit: AFP)

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said he is abolishing elections in the country, ending any pretense of democracy.

"There will never be elections here again," the 80-year-old Ortega said, according to The New York Times. Ortega also accused his opposition of attempting to use elections "to seize the government, to seize power."