2019: A year in elections This year has been marked by political change and protest in Latin America. There have been surprises in... December 20, 2019
Uruguay run-off election results indicate change in political status quo For the last fourteen years in Uruguay, the center-left coalition Broad Front has governed the country. If... November 27, 2019
Political violence in Colombia after the 2016 peace agreement Using data from Colombia’s Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), a platform which promotes the freedom to... November 8, 2019
Colombia’s key local election outcomes mark a shift away from political elite In Colombia’s first round of local elections held since the 2016 peace agreement, the political elite fared... October 29, 2019
Insufficient protection measures leave Colombia’s candidates vulnerable Despite the efforts of the National Protection Unit to provide bodyguards and protection to public figures... October 25, 2019
Evo Morales and Bolivia face uncertainty ahead of presidential elections Evo Morales, leader of the party Movimiento al Socialismo (Movement for Socialism, or MAS), has been in power... October 17, 2019
Central America’s ‘asylum countries’ explained The U.S. government has signed agreements with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador -- countries with some of... October 11, 2019
Peru’s political storm: a timeline of events Earlier this week, Peru’s Congress met to appoint new judges to Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal. Contrary... October 4, 2019
The backstory behind Peru’s political turmoil On Monday night, President Martín Vizcarra announced his decision to dissolve Congress in a final blow to... October 3, 2019
Rio Treaty nations to impose sanctions on Maduro administration The member states of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance – also referred to as the Rio... September 25, 2019
President Duque announces plans to strengthen National Protection Unit in the run-up to elections Earlier this week, Colombian President Iván Duque announced measures that the government would take to... September 19, 2019
Peru’s Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime crisis, swears in José Jerí as new head of state
Milei’s candidate for the House of Representatives in Buenos Aires allegedly received $200K from businessman investigated for drug trafficking
Argentine congressman backed by Milei pulls out of campaign following reports of drug trafficking ties
