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Tag Archives: elections
Election Watch in Brazil: Female Candidates at the Fore
The presidential elections are a little over a year away in Brazil, and the campaigns are beginning to heat up. This week, Epoca Magazine announced that the former Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, is running for president, making the race all the more interesting. Considering Brazil’s role as one of the new economic world [...]
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Honduras should open our eyes to discontent with democracy in the region
Within 48 hours of the coup in Honduras, much has been written about what this means for Latin America, with the best analysis acknowledging that the coup breaks with the democratic constitutional order, but also that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya threatened democracy in his campaign to perpetuate himself in power. Chris Sabatini from the Council [...]
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A Silver Lining in the Cloud
Mounting political tensions in Honduras finally spilled over on 28 June 2009, the day the nation was set to vote on the “cuarta urna“, a proposal from back in March that, if successfully passed, would have allowed for Hondurans to vote to change the constitution to allow incumbent President Manuel Zelaya to run for re-election [...]
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El Salvador and U.S. dependence
It has become a cliché to say that Latin America is no longer the United States’ backyard. An Inter-American Dialogue report that came out yesterday mentions “[t]he growing assertiveness and independence of Latin America and the Caribbean,” as well as the “declining ability of the United States to exert authority and shape outcomes in the [...]
Venezuela Referendum 2009: Why it matters
Some have argued that the upcoming referendum this Sunday in Venezuela is not all that significant, pointing out that if Chavez loses he will simply try again until he succeeds or that Venezuela’s economic situation is so dire that even if he wins, the next few years will overshadow this particular referendum. While I believe [...]
2 Weeks and Counting: Venezuelan Regional Elections
On 23 November, less publicized but nonetheless very important elections are slated to take place in Venezuela. Many important positions are up for grabs in these regional elections, including 22 governors, 233 state legislators, 326 mayors, and the mayor of Caracas, one of the most influential political positions in the country.
The elections come at a [...]
El Salvador’s Turn to the Left?
Some have already begun to hear the death knell chiming for Latin America’s “turn to the left.” In a recent column, Andres Oppenheimer points to the new-found domestic opposition that Presidents Fernández de Kirchner and Chávez have found in recent months, as well as the rise of a right-of-center candidate, Sebastian Piñera, for the [...]
Challenges Ahead for Paraguay’s New President
On 15 August Paraguay welcomed the first president who was not a member of the Colorado party in 61 years with the swearing in of 57 year-old former Bishop Fernando Lugo.
The former clergy member had to resign his position as Bishop before being allowed to run, due to a law in Paraguay that does not allow clergy [...]
Elections in Paraguay: Hope and Fear of Change
Today, after 61 years of continual rule by the Colorado Party, there is widespread uncertainty in Paraguay. The potential for change has characterized the general election from its outset, where the opposition, for the first time in decades, has a leading advantage. In contrast to former elections, people today are actually wondering whether a non-Colorado [...]
Venezuelan Influence in Nicaraguan Media