Nicaragua says it will withdraw from the Organisation of American States

A man walks past a mural of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (Andres Nunes/AP)

Nicaragua’s government announced that it will withdraw from the Organisation of American States, a regional body that has accused President Daniel Ortega’s government of acts of repression and rigging this month’s election.

Nicaragua foreign minister Denis Moncada said in a news conference that he sent an “official communication” to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro citing the body’s “repeated acts of meddling” in Nicaragua.