The still-slumbering giant in a Southern swing state: Hispanic voters
Will this be the year that Hispanic voters mobilize and vote Democrat in the all-important swing state of North Carolina?
Greg Weeks
November 2, 2016
No shades of gray: The two sides in Venezuelan politics
Venezuela isn’t a cheesy soft-porn novel. The international community has to realize there are no shades of gray in Venezuela anymore. For all its flaws, one side is democratic; the other is just plain autocratic.
Juan Nagel
October 28, 2016
Venezuela: Crónica de una dictadura anunciada
Con la eliminación del referendo revocatorio y la postergación de las elecciones regionales, el chavismo confirmó lo que la mayoría de los venezolanos ya sabía: Maduro buscará perpetrarse en el poder por todos los medios.
Andrés Cañizález
October 27, 2016
Change, not continuity, after Chile’s local elections
While President Bachelet’s Nueva Mayoria coalition lost the October 23 local elections, the greatest challenge for all candidates and parties in next year’s general election will be overcoming the high levels of voter apathy and anger witnessed this round.
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October 26, 2016
What to expect from Chile’s local elections
Local elections in Chile have traditionally served as a test of the incumbent party. But this year, with both the governing and the opposition party coalitions dogged by corruption scandals, anything can happen.
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October 13, 2016
Behind the “No:” a lesson in political participation from Colombia’s plebiscite
The October 2nd plebiscite and its stunningly low voter turnout demonstrated the inherent weaknesses of popular referenda and the need to think creatively about how to restore people’s participation in the electoral process.
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October 12, 2016
Can the same thing happen here? Lessons from Colombia and Brexit
There are a number of parallels between the shocking vote results in Colombia and the UK and the current U.S. presidential election. Could a similar surprise occur November 8th?
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October 6, 2016
Winning the paranoid way in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has one of the highest approval rates in the region, but he is still going to great lengths to secure his re-election November 6th at all cost. Is this just Ortega playing it safe or a permanent power grab?
Greg Weeks
October 6, 2016
Venezuela: urge re-activar la Carta Democrática
Frente al fracaso del diálogo entre gobierno y la oposición venezolanos, es imperioso que el sistema interamericano reactive el uso de la Carta Democrática, que quedó en suspenso luego del 23 de junio.
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September 20, 2016
Honduras’ constitutional quagmire
History is repeating itself in Honduras. The question of presidential re-election is dividing the country once again. Will politicians be able to solve the constitutional crisis or is the country condemned to electoral uncertainty?
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September 6, 2016