2019: A year in elections
This year has been marked by political change and protest in Latin America. There have been surprises…
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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.…
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Political violence in Colombia after the 2016 peace agreement
Using data from Colombia’s Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), a platform which promotes the freedom…
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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…
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Insufficient protection measures leave Colombia’s candidates vulnerable
Despite the efforts of the National Protection Unit to provide bodyguards and protection to public figures…
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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…
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Central America’s ‘asylum countries’ explained
The U.S. government has signed agreements with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — countries…
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Peru’s political storm: a timeline of events
Earlier this week, Peru’s Congress met to appoint new judges to Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal.…
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The backstory behind Peru’s political turmoil
On Monday night, President Martín Vizcarra announced his decision to dissolve Congress in a final blow…
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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…
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