Patricio Navia: Cuánto vale una promesa presidencial
Para que la democracia funcione, los políticos deberían hacer mayores esfuerzos por cumplir sus promesas de campaña. Es más, cuando los candidatos se comprometen a hacer algo o a oponerse a algo, una vez electos debieran hacer lo imposible por hacerlo realidad.
Ortega cracks down on political opposition in Nicaragua
In what amounts to perhaps the most aggressive crackdown on Nicaragua’s opposition since the deadly suppression of popular antigovernment protests in 2018 left hundreds dead, the government of President Daniel Ortega has arrested six opposition leaders—including four potential challengers to Ortega in November’s upcoming presidential election (Cristiana Chamorro, Juan Sebastián Chamorro, Arturo Cruz, Jr., and Félix Maradiaga)—in the past two weeks alone.
Mexico’s inept opposition
Few voters flocked to Mexico’s opposition in last Sunday’s midterms, even with AMLO receiving poor grades in polls.