The government of Nicaragua has formally initiated the process to withdraw from the Central American Parliament.

The government of Nicaragua has initiated a formal process to exit the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), according to a statement issued by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry. The government cited the full exercise of its sovereignty in its decision to denounce the 1987 treaty that founded the regional body. This announcement, which took place in early October 2026, follows a period of heightened international scrutiny and mounting criticism regarding the country's domestic political trajectory and human rights record.devdiscourse.comdevdiscourse.com3986663 Nicaragua Announces Withdrawal from Central American ParliamentOfficial Action: The Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry issued a statement declaring that the country had decided to "denounce" the 1987 treaty that established the regional body Reports indicate the decision followed a resolution by the...malaysia.news.yahoo.commalaysia.news.yahoo.comMalaysia ReportAs of October 4, 2026, the Nicaraguan foreign ministry announced the decision to denounce the 1987 treaty that established the regional parliament The decision comes in the wake of continued international criticism regarding human rights...

The move serves as the latest in a series of similar actions by the current Nicaraguan administration to disengage from regional and international institutions. In recent years, the government similarly exited the Organization of American States in 2023 and the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2025. These consecutive departures underscore a trend of increasing isolation on the international stage.ishr.chishr.chNicaragua Organisations Speak Out Against the States Decision to Withdraw from...In recent years, Nicaragua has systematically withdrawn from several international and regional bodies, including the Organization of American States (OAS) in 2023 and the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2025veridica.roveridica.roNicaragua Se Retrage Din Parlamentul Americii CentraleThe government stated that this action, taken "in the full exercise of its sovereignty," would take effect immediately The decision comes in the wake of continued international criticism regarding human rights abuses, the dismantling of...