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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Luis Almagro Dusts Off Coup Script and Targets Nicaragua</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Ana Perdigón - November 9, 2021<br></div>
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<p>This Tuesday, November 9, the secretary general of the
Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, posted a message on
his Twitter account revealing his intention of promoting a new coup
d’état in the region—this time in Nicaragua—following the incontestable
results that confirmed the victory of Daniel Ortega in the Central
American country’s elections this week.</p>
<p>Almagro, once again following Washington’s directives, made his
interventionist aims clear by calling for the rejection of the results
of the general elections in Nicaragua which gave President Daniel Ortega
the presidency with almost 76% of the votes. The election was marked by
a strong turnout of over 65%—barely affected by the election boycott
promoted by the United States regime and its local puppets.</p>
<p>“We reject the results of the illegitimate elections in #Nicaragua,”
Almagro wrote on Twitter. “I urge the countries of @OEA_oficial to
respond to this clear violation of the Democratic Charter during their
#OEA Assembly.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">Rechazamos los resultados de las elecciones ilegítimas en <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nicaragua?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nicaragua</a>. </p>
<p>Insto a países de <a href="https://twitter.com/OEA_oficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OEA_oficial</a> a responder a esta clara violación de la Carta Democrática durante su <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsambleaOEA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AsambleaOEA</a>. </p>
<p>Informe de la Secretaría xa Fortalecimiento de la Democracia: <a href="https://t.co/MveDywNrXm">https://t.co/MveDywNrXm</a></p>
<p>— Luis Almagro (@Almagro_OEA2015) <a href="https://twitter.com/Almagro_OEA2015/status/1458056788914458625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Accompanying the tweet, Almagro published a report by the OAS
Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy, which describes what, in its
opinion, is an “erosion and breakdown of democracy in Nicaragua”</p>
<p>Likewise, in the text it calls on the international community to
demand the annulment of the elections of November 7 and the holding of
new elections, trampling on the most basic international rules regarding
respect for the sovereignty of nations.</p>
<p><a href="https://orinocotribune.com/president-ortega-nicaraguan-people-vote-for-peace-and-not-for-war-washington-interventionism-activated/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RELATED CONTENT: President Ortega: Nicaraguan People Vote for Peace and Not for War – Washington Interventionism Activated</a></p>
<p>In the second official tabulation of the elections, with 97.74% of
the 13,459 Ballot Receiving Boards (JRV) scrutinized, the president
obtained 75.9% of the votes. Elector enthusiasm at the polls was
particularly notable when one takes into account the electoral boycott
promoted by elements of Nicaragua’s extreme right and pro-US political
elements, and by international and local mainstream media outlets. The
turnout was barely affected by this boycott campaign. In 2006 turnout
was 61.2%, in 2011 it jumped to 73.9%, and it was reported at 68.2% in
2016. This year’s voter turnout was 65.2%.</p>
<p><strong>Almagro’s coup plans in the region</strong><br>
Prior to the general elections in Nicaragua, the Minister of Foreign
Relations of the Central American country, Denis Moncada, rejected the
OAS’s participation as an observer during the elections. The Nicaraguan
authorities alleged that the OAS, headquartered in Washington, DC, does
not in fact function as a serious institution, but responds only to the
political interests of the United States. The credibility of the
regional body was severely affected by the OAS’s role in the 2019 coup
d’état against Evo Morales in Bolivia.</p>
<p>“We cannot invite someone who has participated in the promotion and
execution of a coup against a democratic country such as Bolivia,”
Moncada stated at the time.</p>
<p>Let us recall that the OAS led the coup d’état perpetrated in Bolivia
in 2019 against the then president Evo Morales. The OAS presented a
report on the elections which was subsequently revealed to have zero
credibility. After an investigation, Almagro even acknowledged his guilt
in the massacres perpetrated by Jeanine Anez’s coup regime.</p>
<p><em>Featured image: OAS’s Luis Almagro. File photo.</em></p>
<p>(<a href="https://redradiove.com/luis-almagro-quiere-repetir-guion-golpistas-en-nicaragua/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RedRadioVE</a>) by Ana Perdigón, with Orinoco Tribune content</p>
<p>Translation: Orinoco Tribune</p>
<p>OT/JRE/SL</p>
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