Nicaragua: Among the resurgence of the street and the trap of Dialogue
They have become the demonstrations in the streets against the regime Ortega-Murillo, after shares in September 2018. The violent repression against the popular uprising that, from the 18 April came into question their government, He had stopped the process blood and fire. Nevertheless, no rebellion was crushed completely and resistance now encourages the streets again. Aware of a possible defeat, Ortega negotiates with imperialism, the bourgeoisie and the Nicaraguan Church a political solution which guarantees impunity in the so-called National Dialogue.
In Nicaragua he broke out in the 2018 a democratic revolution against a regime that had many years ruling the style of dictatorships that settled years ago the continent. Including Somoza, to which Daniel Ortega himself as commander of the FSLN fought. It was many years after that 1979 glorious in the old dictator fell and the commander Ortega and his wife co Murillo now governed with the Church and the great Nicaraguan bourgeoisie, implementing plans agreed by the IMF and how much repressing popular protest dared face. The so-called "socialist" showed what really is: a defender of capitalist business in the country. Business through which also achieved immense personal fortune treasure.
But the adjustment of the pension system reform who tried to INSS (National Social Security Institute) It was the fuse that ignited a deep rebellion in April 2018. An uprising that put the regime on the ropes and despite its contantes repressions and attacks, He got to have controlled much of the country, their cities and neighborhoods, posing a dual power that had been organized and respond with full force would have ended forever with the dictatorial regime.
For several months and perhaps even defeat the bastion of Monimbó in Masaya he was raised the possibility of defeating the dictatorship. If this occurred was not the role of the addresses formed the Civic Alliance for Democracy and Justice, led by COSEP and other business chambers, with the Church and monitoring and endorsement of Yankee imperialism, They were central part of the armed national dialogue with the government to try to find a political solution that will prevent the triumph uprising and dictatorship fell as a result of a popular uprising.
Dialogue sessions were held in the 2018 they failed. While representatives of the so-called opposition tried to reach an agreement with the regime calling for "peaceful resistance" and to trust in negotiations with the dictatorship, the regime used these expectations to recover from the initial shock, resume the repressive crackdown on protests, shots and tranques, using its police power and police, leaving a balance of more than 500 dead, hundreds missing, 802 prisoners as of the date and over 60.000 exiles, mostly in neighboring Costa Rica.
Articulation of Social Movements that brings together the leaders of dozens of social organizations in struggle, including the leaders of the student movement grouped in various organizations such as the University Coordinator for Democracy and Justice, the peasants of the National Defense Council Lake, Sovereignty and Earth , human rights organizations, feminists, etc., who were the leading pulse of the resistance in the streets, universities and tranques, after the first moments prevailed the spontaneous character of the uprising, was no alternative to this policy. He played most of the opportunities, with many debates and contradictions inside, as the left wing of Dialogue. Today conform with the Civic Alliance for Democracy and Justice called the Blue and White Movement.
People begin to lose their fear
Despite being hard hit by the persecutions, political prisoners, murders, the forced exile of part of the vanguard who opposed the regime, the democratic revolution of Nicaraguan people was not defeated. They are aware of this traditional Nicaraguan bourgeoisie, as the Church and imperialism. For them there is the danger of a resurgence hard process of democratic struggle, home to a much more radical wing in politics that goes beyond the current addresses of the Civic Alliance.
This condition is aggravated because the economic crisis that has already hinted strongly when the government decreed the setting Ortega, then temporarily canceled, the INSS in April, Now it is felt ever more strongly, registering a gradual deterioration, traditional sectors stagnating by the crisis such as tourism and others who have serious difficulties. Political instability does his thing and it is estimated that capital flight amounts to 120 million a day, what to keep in check can put the entire banking system as Confidential tells us 21/03/2019.
Faced with the crisis, the government returned to the charge with two measures, reform the INSS retaking the path of adjustment last April and a major tax reform, although mostly punishes the popular sectors, also it affects some businesses of the opposition bourgeoisie. This growing set of unique people, creates a deep malaise that hits sectors that were once social base of the regime, that held a machine politics.
The economic crisis, the weakening of the social base of the regime that accentuates its Bonapartist character, since it depends increasingly military and police apparatus to hold, we must add two elements: on the one hand, the constant pressure of imperialism and on the other the resurgence of shares in the streets, although they are still modest compared to those of the first months, They mark a dangerous resurgence for the regime.
The Yankees are to force a political change. Partial pressure through economic sanctions and threatening to extend the OAS. The latter threatens to apply the Democratic Charter and the human rights organizations thereof Nicaragua have placed on the blacklist of governments that violate human rights in the hemisphere. Imperialist interest has nothing to do with a democratic attitude as they want to paint. For years they lived together and had good business with the dictatorship of the "Bolivarian" Comandante Ortega. Like today they make in Venezuela, They need to restore a government of the traditional bourgeoisie of Nicaragua and intervene more directly in the crisis, in order to "normalize" capitalist business and prevent future insurrectional triumph of the democratic struggle, which may affect the interests of multinationals and the Nicaraguan bourgeoisie before the dictator pactaban.
National Dialogue reopens
In this frame, last February Ortega talks resume with big business and the "roadmap" is agreed these new sessions Dialogue. Publicly and resume talks with the big bourgeoisie and imperialism never ceased.
These new sessions went from grave to grave. They are frowned upon by huge sectors of the population who hate the murderer regime and distrust the management of business, who were his allies for many years. On the one hand, Church with a former political smell, regime claims the release of prisoners and partially removed from the negotiating table with various excuses. On the other hand, as we reported recently released from prison student Yaritza Rostrán, the apostolic nuncio of the Pope who mediates the negotiating table, calls for prisoners to abandon the hunger strike that starred as the hindered negotiations with the government, It is showing goodwill.
Dialogue members, the government and the "representatives" of the opposition (Fingered by an agreement between employers among figures that are you drinking regime), Ortega agree on a term to free the prisoners in their entirety 90 days. Currently already they released 160 but under different figures and home detention open processes, a total of 802 It is according to the report of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners.
The announcement of these deadlines, which they constitute a new maneuver Ortega, It makes student representatives to withdraw from the dialogue and that this will recommence these days with a performance much questioned. In turn there is an important tug on the possible date of "early elections", in which, While accepting that the dictatorship would be made before those laid down in 2021, its "flexibility" would consider a date for the end of 2020. Far enough to maneuver, try to kick the board as often as you can do and basically an agreement that preserves significant share of power in a future government guaranteed, that allow them to maintain impunity for major of the regime, responsible for the killings and brutal repression.
retakes the popular mobilization
He 16 March more than a thousand Nicaraguans took up the mobilization in Managua, in an action that had repercussions elsewhere. The regime responded with 160 arrests, trying to show that controls the situation and the ban on demonstration. Nevertheless, a few hours later had to release all demonstrators, This time he could not intimidate with snipers and death as was his custom. This Saturday 23 different for two hours pickets manifested themselves in different points of Nicaraguan geography.
They are still small actions if compared with the large mobilizations 2018 but they are indicating a trend toward loss of fear, now in advanced sectors, but if sustained could mean the revival of the action of the Nicaraguan people on the streets. Show distrust turn that dialogue can obtain the release of prisoners and the withdrawal of the dictatorship and understanding of the need to resume the open fight against the regime as the only reassurance to the people's demands are met nica. Although the first actions are just another fact is the belligerence and combativeness set by protesters against the actions of the repressive apparatus.
Conspires against further masividad not only the repressive government action, but the vacillations, shackles, unwillingness and betrayals of the addresses of the Civic Alliance and the lack of an alternative combative leadership capable of taking the fight to defeat the dictatorship until the end, the absence of a revolutionary process control. Having said that, It is also noted that these betrayals of management are taking breaks and realignments, particularly in the student movement, to follow, since there can arise from sectors willing to give a consistent fight to defeat the regime.
Freedom and all political prisoners! Down with the dictatorship! For a constituent assembly to rebuild the country on anti-capitalist basis
The only guarantee that all prisoners be freed comrades is the popular mobilization. It should not be any confidence that the negotiations in the Dialogue are going to get out all free. Unlike, If the mobilization is not developed, the release process can be all kinds of maneuvers which are used Ortega and even back. The same with regard to the return of all democratic rights curtailed, from the right to protest to the functioning of the banned opposition media and guarantees for the return of exiles. It is therefore very valuable the call of important sectors of the University Coordinator to organize a march in Managua and the rest of the country on the first anniversary of the uprising against Dictatorship.
It is necessary to take advantage of cracks being generated in the regime there to cast a process of mobilization increasingly robust, on the way to defeat the dictatorship Ortega Murillo. If it does not fall dictatorship, any electoral process in her hands, It may be a biased process, put-up. In operation for something to change, without anything changing background. That's what you're agreeing with employers and the Church, although they try to appear as people who are for democracy and justice. The next 18 April to the first anniversary of the rebellion is a great opportunity to develop strong actions in Nicaragua and around the world to fall Dictatorship Ortega-Murillo and a bottom outlet that responds to the needs of the Nicaraguan people.
A democratic tasks and the program is very important to add the demands of the entire working population to setting up. INSS against reforms that cut pensions and retirement, against the recent tax hike, progressive taxation by the big capitalists, against freezing the minimum wage for a general wage increase commensurate to the cost of the basket, by farmers anti claims movement channel and a new land reform, the nationalization of the banks under control of their workers and break with the IMF, among other measures.
a Constituent Assembly to lay the foundations of a democratic Nicaragua is required, in which the people can decide on the necessary reforms to live with dignity. The fight for Nicaragua without dictatorship, without exploitation, hunger and misery, It is a struggle that questions the capitalist interests of COSEP, AMCHAM, FUNIDES and all Nicaraguan employers, the interests of multinationals and the Church, that were mainstays of Ortega until the people questioned it with the April revolution. Nicaragua only one ruled by the working people and youth who put the chest to the bullets and was at the forefront of the uprising by social movements can rebuild the country on new foundations. It is therefore necessary to build a revolutionary socialist organization that brings together the most consistent fighters against the dictatorship of Ortega Murillo. We call these heroic fighters to build.
Gustavo Giménez
reproduced from Anticapitalist Network | 28.3.2019
