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Ortega added that there was "a campaign of lies, of terrible lies, to try to harm the image of Nicaragua and its government". Rights groups say at least 286 people have died since the unrest began in mid-April, when the government announced controversial changes to the social security system, sparking the biggest street protests since the end of the Civil War in 1990. [19659003TheGovernment'sBrutalReactionunleashedaNationalMovementRequiringthePresident'sDispute
When Baier urged him to resign to "end the violence and help his country," denied Ortega, asserting that he was democratically elected .
He also ruled out early elections, which the Catholic Church mediators had called for defusing the crisis, saying that it would "create instability and insecurity and would make things worse. " The third consecutive term of Ortega should not end before 2021.
"We are not talking about any dynasty, I never thought of creating a dynasty," said Ortega, defending his presidency and his wife as vice president.
The Catholic Church served as a mediator in the stalled talks between the government and protesters.
When asked what his message was in the United States, Ortega said, "The story of our relationship with the United States has been painful, I do not want to repeat it."
"We deserve respect We are a country in this hemisphere, in this part of the world and we have close ties of all types with the American people," he added.
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