May 16, 2021 Share In preparation for the upcoming November 7, 2021 general elections, Nicaragua’s National Assembly passed amendments to its election law on May 4, 2021 and named a new slate of Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) magistrates. The amendments are unlikely to meet the Organization of American States (OAS) minimum standard for democratic reforms, which requires the implementation of guarantees for free, equal, open, and competitive elections, implying that the US, the European Union, and others will likely introduce additional sanctions this year. Changes to election laws ...