Gustavo Porras, President of Nicaragua’s National Assembly, reaffirmed that the country will continue to hold elections with the participation of different political parties under a system defined by national laws and the interests of the Nicaraguan people.
«There will be elections, yes, and there will be different political parties,» Porras said during an interview with TN8, where he explained the main aspects of the constitutional reforms related to the country’s electoral system.
The head of the National Assembly clarified that the proposal does not restrict participation on ideological grounds. Instead, it establishes disqualifications for individuals who have acted against the country’s constitutional order, sovereignty, and stability.
«But honest Nicaraguans, regardless of their political views, will be able to participate,» he said.
Reforms to Preserve Peace in Nicaragua
Porras explained that the changes seek to prevent people linked to coup attempts, calls for foreign intervention or campaigns advocating sanctions against Nicaragua from using electoral processes to try to gain power.
“Those who have already begun announcing their candidacies are coup plotters and traitors to the homeland. They constantly call for intervention in our country and applaud sanctions against the State, its institutions and Nicaraguan citizens. In other words, they cannot be candidates. How could that even be considered?” he said.
From this perspective, the reforms aim to strengthen a sovereign electoral model in which political participation remains open to Nicaraguans who act within the Constitution and respect the country’s independence and national self-determination.
“Because we need stability, we need security and we need peace. And there will be democracy, of course; there is democracy—the democracy of the Nicaraguan people,” Porras said.
The proposal therefore reaffirms the continuity of elections and political pluralism, while establishing limits for those who support actions that harm the State, its institutions and the Nicaraguan population.
