The guests at the ceremony
The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is the first head of state to arrive in Managua for the inauguration ceremony, scheduled for the end of the afternoon.
Murillo announced that the ceremony will be attended by several foreign ministers, including those from Bolivia, Mexico, Palestine and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed Cao Jianming, vice president of the Standing Committee of the Asian giant’s National People’s Congress, as a special envoy.
The presence of delegates from Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Venezuela, Honduras, Belize, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Angola, Turkey, Belarus, Turkey, Egypt, Malaysia and Yemen was confirmed.
Human rights activists, including Bianca Jagger, criticized Mexico’s presence.
“That Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, Belarus, Iran and even China endorse the farce of #Ortega the tyrant of #Nicaragua? It does not surprise me, but that the President of #Mexico @lopezobrador_ endorses the crimes against humanity of a criminal dynasty, it’s shocking and repulsive, “Jagger tweeted.
Although Murillo said that the Mexican foreign minister would be among the attendees, the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in his press conference, said that he will not send any delegation and will be represented by a charge d’affaires.