Thousands march in rival rallies in Nicaragua
Thousands of people have staged anti- and pro-government rallies in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, following a wave of violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in the Central American country over the past months.
The rallies in support and against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega were held in Managua on Saturday.
The protesters who came out in support of Ortega called him “the best president that Nicaragua has had in its history,” saying they would always stay loyal to him.
However, the demonstrators against the embattled president demanded justice for the reportedly more than 300 people killed in violence that has gripped the country since April.
According to rights groups, 317 people have been killed and 2,000 wounded in more than three months of unrest against the Ortega administration.
Anti-government protesters also demanded that Ortega step down and early elections be held.
The Saturday protest came amid reports that more than a dozen medics had allegedly been fired from their jobs after treating injured anti-government protesters.
The 72-year-old president, whose third consecutive term ends in January 2022, has refused a demand by opponents to move up elections from 2021 to 2019 and accuses his critics of seeking a coup against his government.
Protests have been regularly held in the country since Ortega announced on April 18 a plan to overhaul the country’s welfare system. Even though the president canceled the reforms, the protests have continued.
The protesters accuse the leftist leader, along with his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, of establishing a dictatorship characterized by what they say are nepotism and brutal repression.
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