Most autocrats at least pretend to be in the business of democracy. Until recently that was true of Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega. But in November he ripped off the mask. A comprehensive overhaul of the constitution approved by the National Assembly on November 22nd gave legal status to the reality that Nicaraguans already know: their country is a dictatorship and Rosario Murillo, Mr Ortega’s wife, is his chosen successor.
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