The president achieved an unconstitutional reelection while his party obtained 54 of 60 seats in the legislature. In the new electoral map, political pluralism is the big loser.
NISGUA with the Association for Justice and Reconciliation
As a new government takes office, Indigenous leaders are pragmatic about their hopes in Guatemala. In the struggle against a corrupt judicial system, the arc toward reconciliation is long.
For leaders from the Xinka Parliament, one of the Indigenous authorities behind an ongoing national strike in Guatemala, the new government will provide a foundation to continue the struggle for democracy.
As a new government takes office despite repeated attempts to undermine its ascent, Indigenous leaders reflect on the indefinite national strike in defense of democracy and the struggles that still lie ahead.
Supporters cheered as the new far-right libertarian president pledged to push austerity measures. But with progressive forces vowing to resist, his shock treatment could backfire.
Mariano Schuster and Pablo Stefanoni, Nueva Sociedad
How can we understand the political shift in Argentina that led to an extreme right-wing outsider coming to power? Here are seven key points for unpacking the unprecedented election.
Ultra-right politician Javier Milei will face Sergio Massa in a run-off election in Argentina on November 19 amid currency devaluation and growing indebtedness. A feminist analysis brings the stakes of the vote into focus.
Mariano Schuster and Pablo Stefanoni, Nueva Sociedad
Peronism made a comeback in Argentina’s first-round presidential election. Libertarian Javier Milei failed to secure an outright win and now faces Sergio Massa in the runoff.
An advocate of oil privatization who previously called for foreign intervention won Venezuela’s opposition primaries in a landslide. Many questions remain on the path to the 2024 elections.
