Politics
Washington urges regional response after Ortega says Nicaragua will end elections
The United States is seeking a rare Organization of American States meeting to press leaders across the Americas to address Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s announcement that the country will stop holding national elections. The request comes after Ortega made the announcement this summer.
The United States is calling for a rare meeting of the Organization of American States to confront Nicaragua over President Daniel Ortega’s decision to end national elections, according to a report published Sept. 29, 2026.
Ortega announced the move this summer. The U.S. is now urging leaders across the Americas to respond through the OAS, a regional organization whose member states include countries throughout North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
The request puts Nicaragua’s political future before a regional forum, but the details of the proposed meeting and what action member countries might take were not specified. Ending national elections would remove a central mechanism for voters to choose their leaders.