Dictatorship

The FSLN drops the mask: from electoral farce to one-party rule

Daniel Ortega's declaration that Nicaragua will no longer hold elections exposes the FSLN's transition from electoral authoritarianism to outright one-party rule.

From “Never Again” to Now: The Street Challenges the Rewriting of the Dictatorship

Half a century after the coup d'état, a massive nationwide mobilization once again brought the dispute over historical memory to the forefront, in the face of official narratives that downplay state terrorism.

The Cuban Artist the Regime Fears Most

The forced exile of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara reveals the Cuban regime’s major fear: the power of art and of a single individual to challenge repression and inspire freedom.

Rosario Murillo: between Madame Mao and Grace Mugabe

The constant purges and widespread discontent suggest that many will betray the first lady in order to seek a new direction for the nation in the face of the imminent succession.

Cuba: Voting under dictatorship

In a dictatorship, elections serve as an ornament for the formal validation of the authoritarian government.

A new electoral simulation in Cuba

The election will be regulated by the 1992 Electoral Law, which allows for emulating elections in a regime where all major political decisions are made by the Communist Party elite.