# OAS votes to convene emergency meeting over Nicaragua

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 23:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/international-body-votes-to-convene-emergency-meeting-over-nicaragua?traffic_source=rss

> The OAS Permanent Council voted 29-1, with one abstention, to call an urgent meeting of foreign ministers over Nicaragua. It said representative democracy “no longer exists” under the co-presidency of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, as proposed reforms would extend the presidential term and bar some opposition figures from elections.