Nicaragua's legislature moving to bar opposition parties from elections following presidential demands for a 'blockade' against political opponents represents textbook authoritarian suppression of democratic participation and political dissent.
The move comes days after President Daniel Ortega demanded 'a wall, a blockade' against opposition parties.
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