OAS Declares Representative Democracy "No Longer Exists" in Nicaragua, Calls Emergency Foreign Ministers' Meeting

The OAS Permanent Council voted 29-1 on August 19, 2026, to declare that representative democracy "no longer exists" in Nicaragua and convene an urgent meeting of foreign ministers. The resolution cites constitutional reforms under co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo that would ban opposition candidates and dissolve parties receiving foreign funding. Nicaragua left the OAS in 2023, leaving the body without binding leverage.