Opposition leader Félix Maradiaga questions Nicaragua's constitutional reform and warns of a family succession of Ortega and Murillo.

Nicaragua's National Assembly, which is dominated by the ruling party, has approved a constitutional reform in its first of two required legislatures to abolish the office of the vice president.

In place of the vice presidency, the newly approved reform establishes the position of "presidential designees." The action marks a significant structural change to the country's executive branch as it moves through the legislative process.