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International response to Nicaragua political crisis
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 19
AUG 19 · Day 1
International body votes to convene emergency meeting over Nicaragua
Ortega suggested in a speech in July that no more elections would be held for opposition members.
The OAS Permanent Council approved the resolution by a vote of 29 to 1, with one abstention and two countries absent.
In July, Ortega's government unveiled constitutional reforms that would extend his presidential term from six to seven years.
“a problem of an urgent nature and of common interest to the American States”