Politics
The Nicaraguan National Assembly has approved changes to the constitution that would allow President Daniel Ortega to run for a third successive term in 2016. The bill scraps limits to the number of terms Nicaraguan presidents can serve. The opposition says the changes are a threat to democracy in the impoverished Central American nation.
Background:
Nicaragua scraps term limits in boost to Socialist Ortega [Reuters]
A two-headed dynasty emerges [McClatchy]
