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Cuba’s election outcome is open to interpretation

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CUBA

With three in four Cubans still casting a ballot, however, opposition calls for a boycott had limited effect. In Cuba’s one-party system, abstention is widely considered the only…

Clashes among federal powers will intensify in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro has been increasing his attacks on senators leading a Senate-led inquiry into his administration’s handling of COVID-19 and on members of the Supreme Court and the TSE…

Haiti elections will not resolve political crisis

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HAITI

The Haitian legislative elections.

A close Colombian run-off could prompt fraud claims

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COLOMBIA

With leftist voters firmly behind Petro, more conservative undecided voters may give Hernandez a slight advantage. Colombians abroad are already casting their ballots, meaning…

Lasso victory signals continuity in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

Lasso’s success signals broad continuity. President Lenin Moreno has governed in alliance with the right, introducing austerity measures and liberal reforms which Lasso will…

Mexico minimum wage hikes may drive labour informality

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MEXICO

The administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has been among the more generous, viewing minimum wage increases as a way to boost the incomes of the poor…

MUD majority heralds more instability in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

This is the second time in 17 years the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has been defeated at the ballot box and the first time that it has lost control of the…

Chile election results point to generational change

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CHILE

In the parliamentary polls, a strong performance by the Frente Amplio (FA), a new left-wing alliance, and the election of an important contingent of newcomers to Congress, mark…

Bitter divisions point to uncertain Brazil elections

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BRAZIL

Lula, who faces a twelve-year sentence for corruption, maintains his innocence will be proved. However, it is now all but impossible for the historical leader of the Workers’…

Lopez Obrador is the man to beat in Mexico in 2018

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MEXICO

Preliminary results of the elections held on June 4 in four states indicate that President Enrique Pena Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) narrowly retained the key…