AMLO’s attempts to turn MORENA into the country’s dominant political force and his own populist governing style is concentrating power in the executive branch and threatening Mexico’s young democracy. A year after historic elections, was this the political change voters had in mind?
With contradictory responses to democratic threats, Luis Almagro and the Organization of American States risk losing authority and legitimacy as they face a wave of democratic erosion in the Americas.
Another Latin American president is trying to change his country’s term limits. We’ve seen this across the hemisphere for decades now. It rarely ends well.
With Guatemala’s first round of elections completed, the 2019 voting cycle seems to be the re-run of a familiar story, one that is unlikely to change if the country doesn’t confront its unstable party system.
In a democracy, policymaking at the local level is a privileged space for citizen participation. But in autocracies like Cuba’s, the one-party regime takes control of social mobilization at every level.
With Guatemala’s presidential election days away, a crowded field adds to the highly fluid and unstable political atmosphere in the country. To get a better understanding of the electoral field, learn more about the top five contenders in the race and where they stand.
A conversation with Cuban political and human rights activist Manuel Cuesta Morúa
Facing growing political and economic dysfunction, Haiti is on the cusp of a major crisis. Here’s why the US should pay attention to what’s happening on the Caribbean Island before it’s too late.
Corruption and an unpopular president have paved the way for a crowded field of mostly unknown presidential hopefuls. After the country’s Constitutional Court ruled against two top contenders, the election shifted from a relatively safe bet to an uncertain race.
Political developments in Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil and once again in Peru should remind us that tackling corruption—to quote Ringo Starr—”… just don’t come easy.” Worse, it can often turn anti-democratic.
