Statement by the Spokesperson on the final results of the elections in Nicaragua

On the 19 November 2016, the Supreme Electoral Council announced the final results of the elections in Nicaragua, reporting a victory of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and of presidential candidate Daniel Ortega.

The European Union (EU) regreted that the electoral process did not provide conditions for an unrestricted participation of all the political forces in the country, as well as the absence of both international and accredited independent local observation.

However, The EU standed ready to work with the government issued from these elections, together with other international partners and the Nicaraguan civil society, on the development challenges that Nicaragua is facin

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EP: EPRS: At a Glance, December 2016: Nicaragua's post-electoral situation http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2016/595835/EPRS_ATA(2016)595835_EN.pdf

ESO: Background information: Relations between Nicargua and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-nicargua-and-the-european-union/

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