Rosario Murillo

Rosario Murillo

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Rosario Murillo is the Vice President of Nicaragua and the wife of President Daniel Ortega. She has been a prominent political figure in the country, often seen as a key partner in Ortega's administration. Recently, her role has been elevated by constitutional reforms that grant her co-presidential status, further consolidating power within the Ortega-Murillo regime, which has faced international condemnation for human rights violations.

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Rosario Murillo is referred to as a co-dictator alongside Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua.

Aprendizajes de Nicaragua: ‘La Prensa’ denuncia la farsa legislativa de la dictadura
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-08-08
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Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, dictators of Nicaragua, announced constitutional reforms to exclude the opposition from national elections.

EE. UU., Costa Rica y secretario general de la OEA reiteran presión sobre Nicaragua: Es tiempo de pasar a las acciones
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-08-08
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Rosario Murillo co-governs Nicaragua with her husband, Daniel Ortega, maintaining absolute power.

Estados Unidos y otros países piden una reunión extraordinaria de cancilleres de la OEA sobre Nicaragua
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-08-05
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Rosario Murillo serves as co-president alongside her husband, Daniel Ortega, and has been involved in the regime's efforts to suppress dissent.

Editorial: Nicaragua: la dolorosa lección de jugar con la palabra ‘dictadura’
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-08-05
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Rosario Murillo is the wife and co-president of Daniel Ortega.

WORLD VIEW: Nicaragua’s abandoned ballot
The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903·BahamasBahamas· 2026-08-04
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Rosario Murillo is part of the dictatorship in Nicaragua that is intensifying internal repression.

El doble discurso de Trump sobre la democracia, por Andrés Oppenheimer
El Comercio·PeruPeru· 2026-08-02
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Rosario Murillo is the vice president and co-president of Nicaragua, sharing power with her husband, Daniel Ortega.

La consolidación de la dinastía Ortega, por Gisella López
El Comercio·PeruPeru· 2026-08-02
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The irony is stark. A revolution that overthrew the Somoza family dictatorship has produced another dynastic system, led by Ortega and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo.

Ronald Sanders | Nicaragua’s abandoned ballot | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-08-01
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Rosario Murillo is the vice president of Nicaragua and the wife of Daniel Ortega, involved in establishing a totalitarian state.

Nicaragua unter Ortega: Totalitärer Überwachungsstaat ohne Wahlen
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-07-31
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Rosario Murillo co-governs Nicaragua alongside her husband, Daniel Ortega.

Reforma en Nicaragua prohibirá que ‘golpistas’ y ‘traidores’ participen en elecciones
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-29
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Rosario Murillo is the co-president who announced that the proposal will be debated and approved in the first legislature.

Daniel Ortega impulsa un mandato presidencial de siete años en Nicaragua: qué propone la reforma
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-07-29
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Rosario Murillo is the co-president of Nicaragua and has expressed international concern over the proposed constitutional reforms.

Parlamento de Nicaragua impulsa reforma constitucional para extender el periodo presidencial a siete años
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2026-07-28
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Rosario Murillo, Ortega's wife and co-president, emphasized that elections would be designed and organized from their national sovereignty.

Cómo es el proyecto de Daniel Ortega para perpetuarse en el poder en Nicaragua
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-07-28
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Rosario Murillo, the co-president and wife of Daniel Ortega, discussed the reform plan with the diplomatic corps.

¿Qué propone la nueva reforma constitucional de Daniel Ortega en Nicaragua?
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-28
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Murillo was named co-president by Ortega and has been part of the new dictatorship in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua: la dictadura que sobrevive a Trump
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2026-07-28
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Rosario Murillo is part of the political control model in Nicaragua.

Frente al autoritarismo de Daniel Ortega, el cálculo económico limita la respuesta regional
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-27
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Rosario Murillo is the co-president of Nicaragua and is forced to have the media praise her poetry.

Predsjednik Nikaragve najavio ukidanje izbora
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2026-07-27
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Rosario Murillo is the vice president of Nicaragua and is implicated in the dictatorial regime alongside Ortega.

Expresidentes de Costa Rica califican de dictadura a régimen Ortega-Murillo: ‘A las cosas por su nombre’
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-26
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Óscar Arias questioned whether the Nicaraguan Army would remain loyal to Rosario Murillo or another political successor of Ortega.

Óscar Arias recuerda advertencia de Fidel Castro a Daniel Ortega: ‘Los revolucionarios no hacemos elecciones’
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-26
4.0

Rosario Murillo is mentioned as the wife of Daniel Ortega and part of the regime being criticized.

José Miguel Villalobos califica de dictador a Daniel Ortega: ‘No vamos a tolerar sus bocanadas de amenazas’
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-07-26
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Rosario Murillo has been consolidating power and ensuring her succession amid Ortega's health decline.

Ortega cruza el Rubicón: La dictadura deja de fingir
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-26
3.0

Rosario Murillo is the wife of Daniel Ortega and serves as co-president of Nicaragua.

Extrañas similitudes entre Bukele y Ortega
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-07-25
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Rosario Murillo is the copresident of Nicaragua and the wife of Daniel Ortega.

Por qué Daniel Ortega quiere abolir las elecciones y qué queda de la oposición dentro de Nicaragua
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-24
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Rosario Murillo is one of the co-presidents of the Nicaraguan government responsible for the death of Brooklyn Rivera.

EE UU responsabiliza a Ortega y Murillo de la muerte del líder indígena Brooklyn Rivera
La Prensa – high-circulation Honduran daily·HondurasHonduras· 2026-07-23
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Rosario Murillo, Ortega's wife, has been elevated from vice president to 'co-president.'

Nicaragua congress moves to abolish elections under President Ortega's rule
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-07-23
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Rosario Murillo is mentioned as part of the regime that is closing off democracy in Nicaragua.

Centroamérica, Dominicana y Panamá no pueden seguir mirando hacia otro lado
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-23
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Rosario Murillo shares the presidency with her husband, Daniel Ortega, as co-president since a constitutional reform.

Nicaragua responde a Guatemala por las elecciones
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2026-07-23
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Rosario Murillo is the co-president and wife of Daniel Ortega, and is implicated in the dictatorial actions of the regime.

תוכנית הרודן ואשתו לביטול הבחירות יוצאת לפועל, ארה"ב מאיימת
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2026-07-23
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