The revised constitution defines Nicaragua as a "revolutionary" and socialist state and includes the red-and-black flag of the FSLN -- a guerrilla group turned political party that overthrew a ...

The Nicaraguan parliament announced that it had approved the constitutional reform granting full powers to Daniel Ortega and ...

Nicaragua has jailed hundreds of opponents ... party that overthrew a US-backed dictator in 1979 -- among its national symbols. Murillo hailed the reform as marking "a new chapter in our history ...