electoral politics

December 6, 2024
Ociel Ali López

Progressive governments in Latin America are not as united today as they were a decade ago. How prepared are they to navigate the onslaught of a second Trump administration?

November 27, 2024
Debbie Sharnak

A former teacher and provincial mayor won a close runoff vote in Uruguay, signaling a return to the social welfare politics of the center-left Frente Amplio coalition.

November 14, 2024
Gabriel Rodríguez García

Bolivia’s economic and political crisis is a symptom of the moral decay of the Movement Towards Socialism party, putting into question its once revolutionary promises and horizons.

September 4, 2024
Roger Merino

As Peru’s repressive government slides deeper into authoritarianism, social movements and other bastions of resistance must persist in carving out space for democracy.

August 19, 2024
Yoletty Bracho

Amid the polarized conflict between the government and opposition, critical leftist voices struggle to advance their own political demands.

August 1, 2024
Ociel Alí López

Maduro's rushed victory proclamation without a definitive vote count thrusts Venezuela back into crisis, while the opposition presents contradicting results.

July 28, 2024
Lucía Cholakian Herrera

Like in the United States, migration is a big talking point in Venezuela’s election. After an exodus of 7.7 million in the last decade, candidates are promising to help them return.

July 26, 2024
Pedro Varguillas Vielma

Venezuela heads to the polls on July 28. Ociel Alí López's new book offers a timely look at the context, key players, and what's at stake.

July 15, 2024
Javier Porras Madero

Caught between conflicting notions of “democracy,” leveled on one hand by a fearmongering right and on the other by a critical grassroots left, Mexico’s government must grapple with its undemocratic condition of global dependence.

July 5, 2024
Steve Ellner

Machado is not the godsend for the opposition portrayed by the media and her close supporters. But opposition leaders have more cause for hope than in the past.

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