Nicaraguan Businesses Reject Constitution Reform

Businesses unions communicated they are concerned and worried by a Supreme Court resolution enabling President's Ortega reelection.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

The diverse business chambers issued communiques rejecting the decision of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, some going as far as not recognizing it.

Amcham, the American Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce, communicated: "We denounce this spurious action by the magistrates of the Supreme Court, who, forcing force and matter, have acted against the logic of the law, endorsing decisions that respond only to very personal interests known by all.

We will ignore this decision, adopted illegally and illegitimately by these officials who, assuming faculties not granted to them, surpassed the exclusive role of the constitutional assembly, thereby forcing the constitutional order and its regulations".

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