Prior to the current election, Nicaraguan state security arrested seven presidential candidates on dubious charges of “treason,” leaving [Daniel] Ortega to compete only against small, friendly left-wing opposition parties. The Sandinista regime prevented legitimate international actors from observing the election, opting instead for far-left “companion” individuals and entities who lauded Sunday’s election as a success for global leftism. While the free world condemned the elections as a “sham,” fellow authoritarians like Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and the Communist Party of Cuba applauded the event.
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2021/11/08/nicaragua-socialist-daniel-ortega-wins-worst-possible-election-with-75-of-votes/