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Former mayor looks set for El Salvador presidency

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EL SALVADOR

Bukele, who only announced his intention to run for the candidacy of the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) last month, is one of three main candidates presenting themselves…

Honeymoon period of Panama’s Mulino will be brief

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PANAMA

Mulino assumed the candidacy late in the race, after former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-14) was disqualified over a corruption conviction. The new president will face…

Fiscal woes to dominate Costa Rica election campaign

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COSTA RICA

Costa Rica election build-up.

Colombia’s Duque eyes presidency after rightward shift

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COLOMBIA

The 4 million votes secured by Ivan Duque of the Democratic Centre (CD) in a presidential primary, held the same day, affirmed that group as the country’s leading electoral force…

Arevalo would pursue political change in Guatemala

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GUATEMALA

Torres (a well-known, broadly status-quo candidate, and former first lady) will face the largely untested Bernardo Arevalo, who surprised pollsters by coming second, on a…

Fujimoristas will dominate new Congress in Peru

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PERU

The return of 'Fujimorismo'?

Outright win hands Bukele solid mandate in El Salvador

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EL SALVADOR

His immediate concerns will be tackling corruption and high levels of violent crime, as well as reviving the economy. High expectations will be undermined by his lack of a…

Prospects for Mexico to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

As President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) downplays the health risks and pushes for a reopening of Mexico’s struggling economy, death figures continue to rise, placing a…

Honduras frustrations over lack of reforms will mount

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HONDURAS

Slow progress in enacting reforms is fostering frustration among those who had hoped that Castro would prompt substantial change when she came to power two years ago. Her tax…

Rising violence raises election concerns in Haiti

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HAITI

President Jovenel Moise is preparing for a controversial constitutional referendum in June, but with even his own party expressing concerns about it, political frustrations look…