Ortega Hypothesizes
Dissolving Nicaragua's Legislature To
Resolve Conflict With Opposition
Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega,
speaking to a group of businessmen in
Managua Wednesday night, suggested the
possibility if dissolving parliament as a
means to resolve the standoff while the
opposition and rule with a "Consejo de
Estado" (Council of State), such as existed
during the Sandinista revolutionary regime
in the 80's.
Ortega has been at odds with the opposition
in recent months over his attempts to seek
re-election in 2011 and appoint judges and
high ranking officials loyal to him, to key
positions.
The news of Ortega's comments were made
official today by the Nicaraguan press, led
by La Prensa.
In the 1979 - 1990 period, Nicaragua was
government by the Council of State, a kind
of legislative body, whose members were
appointed by different sectors.
Ortega said on Wednesday that his Council
would be made up of representatives of
business, students and the social sector.
"If the government is to resolve the
conflict "with force", it could order "for
example, dissolved the Asemblea Nacional
(National Assembly) and the "seats" would be
filled with representatives of the various
sectors", Ortega told his audience.
However, Ortega conceded that the
dissolution of the legislature would be a "hecatombe"
(catastrophe), a "barbaric" act and would be
accused of establishing a "dictatorship".
This is the first time Ortega has
hypothesized to dissolve the Legislature
since he took office, for the second time in
2007, leading the Sandinista Front, who he
led in the 80's socialist regime.
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