Nicaragua’s Congress has approved a constitutional reform that would make President Daniel Ortega and his wife “copresidents” of the Central American nation.

Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval on Thursday after a unanimous vote.

The Nicaraguan government strengthened President Daniel Ortega's hold on power on Thursday when it amended the constitution to give Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, "absolute power". The amendment,

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega secured approval for constitutional reforms to extend his control, prompting U.N. concerns about authoritarianism and human rights. Reforms include expanding presidential powers over legislative and judicial branches,

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega's constitutional reforms, now approved, extend presidential control by formalizing the role of vice president as 'co-president' and enable unlimited vice president appointments.

(Reuters) - Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval on Thursday, after a unanimous vote.

Nicaragua's Congress on Thursday ratified a constitutional reform elevating strongman Daniel Ortega's wife to the post of "co-president"

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday condemned Nicaragua for allowing President Daniel Ortega's re-election in 2011, despite a constitutional ban due to term limits.

He was a popular TV journalist when elected as El Salvador’s first modern-day leftist leader in 2009, but he went into exile hounded by corruption charges.

With Donald Trump threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal from China, Nicaragua has changed its constitution to let the regime of Daniel Ortega grant a concession to a company or consortium to build an interoceanic canal,

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday

Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new "volunteer" police force on Friday, raising concerns from human rights groups that President Daniel Ortega's government is formalizing a paramilitary force.