Publication date

2022-07-23



Abstract

El articulo analiza la evolución del régimen político de Nicaragua en el período 2020-2022 a través del marco teórico de la regresión en la calidad de las democracias. Después de las protestas de 2018 el régimen, con una ya dudosa calidad democrática, tuvo que enfrentar la disyuntiva de negociar o reprimir. Optó por la segunda, y esta decisión se ha materializado en varias dimensiones. La aprobación de tres leyes ha reducido las libertades y ha creado un marco para la represión política y social. Se han encarcelado varios líderes opositores, y el proceso electoral de 2021 no fue competitivo ni avalado internacionalmente. En política exterior se ha alejado de su entorno regional y se ha alineado con Rusia. Por todo ello el artículo constata que se ha producido un cierre autoritario en Nicaragua


This article analyses the evolution of Nicaragua’s political regime in the period 2020-2022 through the theoretical framework of democratic regression. After the 2018 protests, the re-gime, with an already dubious democratic quality, was faced with the choice of negotiating or repressing. It opted for the latter, and this decision has manifested in several dimensions. The passing of three laws has curtailed freedoms and created a framework for political and social repression. Several opposition leaders have been imprisoned, and the 2021 electoral process was neither competitive nor internationally endorsed. In foreign policy it has dis-tanced from its regional environment and aligned itself with Russia. For all these reasons, the article argues that there has been an authoritarian closure in Nicaragua

Document Type

Article


Published version


peer-reviewed

Language

Spanish

Publisher

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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