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Mexican indigenous strategy will not reduce poverty

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MEXICO

The ineffectiveness of the government's strategy for helping the indigenous poor in either tackling inequality or raising them out of poverty.

Pope's Mexico visit will highlight unresolved problems

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MEXICO

The visit will be his fourth to the Americas (following trips to Brazil in 2013, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay in July 2015 and Cuba and the United States in September 2015) and…

Election may bring Bolivia racial tensions to the fore

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BOLIVIA

Class and racial tensions.

Fourth term far from guaranteed for Bolivia’s Morales

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BOLIVIA

The congress ended in the reaffirmation of President Evo Morales’s quest to seek a further term in office when his current one expires in 2020. The lack of an alternative…

Correa will be a major figure in Ecuador’s elections

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ECUADOR

Precluded from running for the top job after having already served two terms, Correa has been selected as the running mate of Andres Arauz, a relatively unknown 35-year-old, who…

Bolivia’s Morales may become victim of his own success

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BOLIVIA

The political longevity of Evo Morales.

Mexico reform plans set out AMLO’s intended legacy

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MEXICO

MEXICO: Reform plans set out AMLO’s intended legacy

Mexico budget could bolster Morena election hopes

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MEXICO

The package also contains revenue legislation and lays out key economic assumptions such as the projected oil price and growth expectations for the US economy. A new president and…

Ecuador opts for four more years of leftist governance

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ECUADOR

With official results giving him 51.16% of the vote, the election was the tightest Ecuador has witnessed for decades. Moreno’s challenger, Guillermo Lasso -- a former banker and…