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On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
Taking his cues from Ortega and seeing the tepid response from the international community, Ortega has ignored the Nicaraguan Constitution, manipulated the nation's Supreme Court and its Electoral Council to empower his regime and silence his opposition.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Ros-Lehtinen criticizes Ortega's manipulation of Nicaragua's political institutions.

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