“Somos amigos” dice Félix Maradiaga sobre Juan Sebastián Chamorro Ciudadanos por la Libertad (CxL), a party previously shut down by the Nicaraguan dictatorship, has reactivated in Costa Rica, with Juan Sebastián Chamorro as coordinator. On the same day, Félix Maradiaga announced his party, Ruta del Cambio, was approved by the Liberal International. Despite social media speculation about electoral competition, Maradiaga and Chamorro deny any conflict, stating they are allies in the fight against the dictatorship.

• Ciudadanos por la Libertad (CxL) has reactivated in Costa Rica after being closed by the Nicaraguan dictatorship in 2021.
• Félix Maradiaga’s party, Ruta del Cambio, has been approved by the Liberal International.
• The simultaneous announcements led to speculation of electoral competition between the two parties.
• Félix Maradiaga denied any rivalry with Juan Sebastián Chamorro, coordinator of CxL, emphasizing their alliance as political exiles.
• Both parties are members of the Liberal International and aim to be prepared for a democratic transition in Nicaragua.