Roberto Rivas Reyes

Roberto José Rivas Reyes is President of Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council.[1] Rivas has been President of the Council since 2000,[2] though as of January 2018, vice-president Lumberto Campbell served as acting head.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Rivas in 2013

Rivas’s brother, Harold Rivas Reyes, was Nicaragua’s Ambassador to Costa Rica from February 2007 until January 2018.[4] Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega recalled Harold Rivas from his post shortly after Roberto was sanctioned by the United States for corruption in December 2017.[5]

References
  1. "President of Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council hit with US sanctions". Univision (in Spanish). 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. Álvarez, Leonor (2017-01-11). "Roberto Rivas: "Yo estoy bien donde estoy"". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. Miranda Aburto, Wilfredo (January 29, 2018). "No Official in Nicaragua Wants to Investigate Roberto Rivas". www.havanatimes.org. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. "Nicaragua Dismisses Ambassador To Costa Rica". Q COSTA RICA. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. Bravo, Por Josué (2018-01-29). "Daniel Ortega remueve al hermano de Roberto Rivas de su cargo como embajador de Nicaragua en Costa Rica". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-12-08.


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