The Nicaraguan fourth ballot box or Nicaraguan cuarta urna is a referendum or plebiscite proposed by Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega as part of a project to pressure for and effect a change to Nicaraguan constitutional law regarding term limits imposed on the presidency. This follows in the wake of similar efforts by fellow Central American president Manuel Zelaya to propose a fourth ballot box in Honduras.[1][2]
Ortega recently gained a victory towards defeating presidential term limits when the Nicaraguan Supreme Court decided a constitutional ban on re-election did not apply to him. Ortega is seeking to run again for the presidency in 2011.[3] Nicaraguan lawmakers continue to oppose Ortega's re-election plans.[4]
References
edit- ^ Alvarez, Leonor (2009-08-22). ""Cuarta urna" a lo nica". El Nuevo Diario. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Major Signs of Crisis, Minor Signs of Flexibility". Revista Envío. August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ Schmidt, Blake (2009-11-15). "In Nicaragua, Opposition Sees an End Run". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ "Nicaragua lawmakers resist president's re-election - Yahoo! News". Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
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