nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20211101-172917-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 211101s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20211101-172917-0 doi eng 342 23 Ripplinger, Alina Maria Author aut Struggling for Democratic Elections How the OAS Counters Nicaragua's Autocratization Ripplinger, Alina Maria Verfassungsblog 2021-11-01 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Ahead of the elections on 7 November 2021, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States sends a final warning to Nicaragua. On 20 October, it adopted resolution 1182 and clarified that holding elections is not enough if these elections violate democratic principles. The OAS – like other regional organizations – faces persisting challenges when addressing member states that systematically disregard their core obligations in the fields of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. And yet, it is in a position to make a difference in the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nicaragua. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Autocratization democracy elections Organization of American States Kriener, Florian Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/struggling-for-democratic-elections/ raw object