electoral politics

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.

June 28, 2024
Angus McNelly

A general and his troops stormed the seat of government in an apparent coup attempt. Three theories have emerged in a context of economic turmoil and political infighting within the ruling party.

June 17, 2024
Ociel Alí López

After years of boycotting elections, Venezuela’s opposition has united behind a presidential candidate. The result of the July 28 vote could give way to stability—or still deeper polarization.

June 11, 2024
Corey Kane

A former law enforcement chief under disgraced ex-President Ricardo Martinelli, Panama’s president-elect has a dubious human rights and criminal justice record.

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