Exiled ex-candidate says Nicaragua is a 'tropical North Korea'

The 47-year-old had been arrested along with several other opposition candidates months before the country's November 2021 vote, while Ortega went on to claim a fourth consecutive term.

Felix Maradiaga, former Nicaraguan presidential candidate, speaks during an interview in Miami on February 1, 2024. - On February 9, 2023, the Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega released 222 opponents, stripped them of their nationality and deported them to the United States. Among them was Felix Maradiaga, imprisoned for running against President Daniel Ortega in the 2021 elections. (Photo by Jesus OLARTE / AFP)