U.S. demands action on Nicaraguan decision to end elections
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U.S. demands action on Nicaraguan decision to end elections

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 29, 20264 min

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega made a bombshell announcement this summer that he’s ending national elections. Now, the U.S is pushing leaders in the Americas to confront Nicaragua, and is calling for a rare meeting of the Organization of American States. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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Follow Up First on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Today on State of the World, Nicaragua grabs attention with its move to end national elections, And the U.S. calls for action. You're listening to State of the World from NPR, a human perspective on global events.

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It's Tuesday, September 29. I'm Christine Arismith. The U.S. is calling a rare meeting of the Organization of American States this week, after Nicaragua's president announced the country's elections were a thing of the past.

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