{"id":182417,"date":"2026-01-26T08:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/diplomatic-clash-between-spain-and-nicaragua-ambassadors-expelled-in-managua-and-madrid\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T05:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:34:17","slug":"diplomatic-clash-between-spain-and-nicaragua-ambassadors-expelled-in-managua-and-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/policy\/diplomatic-clash-between-spain-and-nicaragua-ambassadors-expelled-in-managua-and-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Diplomatic Clash Between Spain and Nicaragua: Ambassadors Expelled in Managua and Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Spain escalated on Sunday, January 25, 2026, after both countries expelled their respective ambassadors in Managua and Madrid.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Spanish government ordered the expulsion of Nicaragua\u2019s ambassador in Madrid and another Nicaraguan diplomat, in \u201cstrict reciprocity\u201d for the \u201cunjust expulsion\u201d of its ambassador in Managua and Spain\u2019s deputy chief of mission in the Central American country, sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the EFE news agency.<\/p>\n\n<p>The order to expel the current Nicaraguan ambassador to Spain, <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/politica\/daniel-ortega-reparte-27-paises-entre-cuatro-superembajadores\/\">Maurizio Alberto Gelli<\/a>, and another diplomat from the Nicaraguan delegation was issued on Sunday, although it did not come to light until Monday.<\/p>\n\n<p>In statements to EFE, Gelli \u2014in his post since November 2022\u2014 confirmed that Spain had \u201capplied reciprocity\u201d and that he was already on his way to Nicaragua, with a stopover in Rome.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cEach country is sovereign and makes its own decisions,\u201d added the ambassador, who declined to make further comments.<\/p>\n\n<p>As for the Spanish ambassador in Nicaragua, Sergio Farre Salva, he had been in the position for less than two months. He presented his letters of credence on January 2, 2026. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe Government of Spain will continue working to have the best possible relations with the brotherly people of Nicaragua,\u201d assured the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Nicaraguan Government has not issued any official statement regarding the expulsion of the Spanish diplomat.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gelli-un-superembajador-de-ortega\">Gelli, one of Ortega\u2019s <em>\u201csuper ambassadors\u201d<\/em><\/h2>\n\n<p>Maurizio Gelli, an Italian national who became a Nicaraguan citizen, is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/politica\/daniel-ortega-reparte-27-paises-entre-cuatro-superembajadores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">select club of the Ortega regime: the <em>super ambassadors<\/em>.<\/a> Only those diplomats with multiple appointments\u2014at least three and up to nine or eleven\u2014belong to this circle.<\/p>\n\n<p>The diplomat was appointed by Ortega as <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/politica\/maurizio-gelli-nuevo-embajador-de-ortega-en-espana-presenta-sus-credenciales-ante-felipe-vi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicaragua&#8217;s ambassador to Spain<\/a> in November 2022. Additionally, he holds concurrent ambassadorial positions in four other European countries: Andorra, Greece, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. <\/p>\n\n<p>Ortega&#8217;s &#8220;super ambassador&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/nacion\/ortega-nombra-a-maurizio-gelli-como-embajador-en-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has been accused of attempting to &#8220;launder&#8221; the illicit money<\/a> of his father Licio Gelli, a former Italian agent accused of anti-communist clandestine operations during the Cold War.<\/p>\n\n<p>Maurizio Gelli&#8217;s late father was also accused of conspiracy work during the eighties in Argentina and financial scandals in Uruguay and Italy, including the bankruptcy of Banco Ambrosiano, which was reportedly involved in supporting the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tensiones-diplomaticas-entre-ambos-paises\">Diplomatic Tensions Between the Two Countries<\/h2>\n\n<p>Tensions between the two countries have been constant in recent years, and in 2021 Daniel Ortega\u2019s regime denounced Spain\u2019s \u201ccontinuous interference\u201d in Nicaragua\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n\n<p>In response, the Spanish Government recalled its ambassador in Managua at the time, <a href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/politica\/espana-llama-a-consultas-a-su-embajadora-en-nicaragua\/\">Mar\u00eda del Mar Fernandez-Palacios<\/a>, for consultations and \u201ccategorically\u201d rejected the Nicaraguan Government\u2019s accusations.<\/p>\n\n<p>Subsequently, in 2023, the Nicaraguan Government expelled and stripped hundreds of diplomats, former state officials, human rights defenders, Sandinista dissidents, opposition members, journalists, academics, students, business owners, and merchants of their nationality.<\/p>\n\n<p>In response to this situation, Spain offered Spanish nationality to all of them, as well as to other opponents who were still imprisoned in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n\n<p>Additionally, in March 2025, the Spanish Congress approved a non-binding resolution, supported by the main government and opposition parties, to condemn the \u201csystematic\u201d violation of human rights in Nicaragua, demand the immediate cessation of repression, and push within the EU for increased sanctions against the Nicaraguan regime.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>*With information from EFE.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Spain escalated on Sunday, January 25, 2026, after both countries expelled their respective ambassadors in Managua and Madrid. 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