Overview
- Spain expelled Nicaraguan ambassador Mauricio Carlo Gelli and another diplomat in strict reciprocity, following Managua’s order against the Spanish mission.
- Nicaragua removed ambassador Sergio Farré Salvá and deputy Miguel Mahiques Núñez after roughly 20 days of Farré’s tenure in Managua.
- The Ortega government justified its move with accusations that Farré met with opponents of the regime, labeling such contacts incompatible with his diplomatic role.
- Madrid called the expulsions unjust and said its embassy in Nicaragua will now be headed by chargé d’affaires ad interim Alejandro Robles Monsalve, with the expelled diplomats returning to Spain.
- The confrontation continues a years-long deterioration in relations marked by earlier recalls, expulsions and EU human-rights concerns, with no sign of immediate de-escalation.