President Diaz-Canel congratulates Nicaraguan people for election results

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated Nicaragua on the electoral victory of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.

On Twitter, he wrote: Congratulations to the brother people of Nicaragua, to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, for the result of the elections this Sunday, which were a demonstration of sovereignty and civility in the face of the cruel media campaign they suffer. Always have the support of Cuba.

After midnight local time, the President of the Supreme Electoral Council, Brenda Rocha, revealed the first electoral results with the counting of nearly 50 percent of the votes.   Based on this information, President Daniel Ortega, running for reelection for the 2022-2027 term, received 74.99 percent of the votes cast.