U.S. To Announce New Nicaragua Sanctions In Response To Ortega's Re-Election That Many View As A Sham

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega meets with his Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Managua. © Reuters/STRINGER

Reuters: Exclusive-U.S. to announce new Nicaragua sanctions 'very soon,' official says  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to announce new U.S. sanctions and other punitive actions "very soon" in response to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's re-election in a vote that Washington has denounced as a sham, a senior State Department official told Reuters on Tuesday. 

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the measures would be the first in a series of steps that the U.S. government will "ramp up over time." 

Washington expects a strong resolution against Ortega when the Organization of American States meets this week in Guatemala but is not likely to use the event to formally seek Nicaragua's suspension from the bloc, the official said.  

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Update: Biden Administration Threatens Action Against Nicaragua After Election (Antiwar.com)  

WNU Editor: The U.S. are not the only ones who are labeling the recent election as a problem .... Ortega wins again in Nicaraguan elections panned as 'parody' by international observers (CNN).