OAS calls emergency meeting on Nicaragua opposition ban
By The BriefBrief
The Organization of American States (OAS) voted to hold an emergency foreign ministers meeting on Nicaragua after the government moved to bar opposition candidates from running in elections. The planned constitutional reform would be voted on by Nicaragua’s loyalist legislature next month.
WHO:Organization of American States (OAS)
WHAT:OAS voted to call an emergency foreign ministers meeting to discuss Nicaragua’s planned constitutional reform barring the opposition from elections.
WHEN:Reported Aug 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM ET
WHERE:Nicaragua
WHY:The meeting was triggered by Nicaragua’s drive to bar the opposition from running in elections via a planned constitutional reform.
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