Sunday’s presidential elections in Argentina and Uruguay proved democracy is still well and alive in a region where protests are raging, but revealed an anti-incumbent mood in the electorate.
Elections in five countries last week are changing the political landscape of the region. Will these new governments bring about positive change or feed into the chaos spreading across Latin America?
As social discontent grows in Chile, can the government address the concerns of the country’s stratified and for now, deeply fractured society?
The increase in the subway fare in Chile triggered nation-wide protests, but the price hike was the last straw in a series of events that have left Chileans burdened and weary in their everyday lives.
Last week’s massive protests in Ecuador marked a turning point for Moreno, who now faces his biggest political challenge yet: build consensus to save his presidency and save Ecuador from a return of populist leadership.
As Haiti enters its fourth week of protests, demonstrators call for President Jovenel Moïse’s resignation. But will that help end the country’s deepening crisis?
Bolivian President Evo Morales comfortably won the last three presidential elections; a fourth election victory may not be as easy.
Vizcarra’s controversial dissolution of Congress and/or Congress’s vote to suspend the president reflect problems within Peruvian politics (e.g. weak, non-programmatic parties, intransigence, a lack of forbearance, corruption) not, necessarily, a weak commitment to the norms or institutions.
More than half of all citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean think corruption is getting worse in their country. But a majority also believe that ordinary people can make a difference in eradicating the region’s most pervasive issue.
Brazil’s structural issues didn’t start with the arrival of President Bolsonaro. Yet his failure to compromise with the progressive agenda only makes Brazil’s structural problems worse.
