How Much Change Will Cuba’s New President Bring?
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Raúl Castro will hand off the presidency – likely to his vice-president Miguel Díaz-Canel – leaving Cubans to speculate on the true impact of the shift.
Democracy & Elections
Latin America’s First Election of 2018 Was… Normal
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Costa Rica’s result may yield clues for upcoming votes in Brazil, Mexico and elsewhere.
Venezuela’s Elections Will Surely Be Rigged. So Why Run?
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Henri Falcón’s candidacy in May’s election could be aimed more at opposition politics than defeating Nicolás Maduro.
Five Takeaways from Colombia’s March 11 Elections
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Colombia’s presidential race takes shape after congressional and primary voting.
Michelle Bachelet’s Underappreciated Legacy in Chile
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Chile’s President Bachelet leaves office after a second term widely seen as disappointing. But her influence was more transformative than many recognize.
Latin America’s Angry Outsiders
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In this new issue of AQ, we preview the region’s 2018 elections – and explain why anti-establishment nationalists are rising in the polls.
Why Peru’s Presidents Are Set Up to Fail
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s travails point to deeper problems within Peru’s democracy.
What Elections Mean for Colombia’s Peace Process
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Election year politics are complicating implementation of Colombia’s peace deal. The next president could seek significant changes.
Latin America’s Unusual Leadership Vacuum
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This year’s “electoral supercycle,” and the race to succeed Washington and Caracas as the hemisphere’s big players.
System Failure: Behind the Rise of Jair Bolsonaro
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How a retired Army captain rose from a marginal apologist for torture and dictatorship to a serious contender for Brazil’s presidency.
“Prexit”: Latin America’s Real 2018 Dilemma
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Curtailing the influence of ex-presidents would create space for fresh leadership.
Impeachment, PPK and Peru’s Stunted Democracy
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Immature parties and political institutions have left Peru on the brink of crisis. A coming impeachment vote spells more trouble ahead.
A New Generation Is Changing Paraguayan Politics
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While less dramatic than in the rest of Latin America, there is a transformation in Paraguay led by those born in the late 1970s and 1980s.
How a Competitive Primary Race Could Shape Paraguay’s Future
ASUNCIÓN – When Paraguayans go to the polls on Dec. 17 to choose their parties’ candidates for April’s presidential race, incumbent President Horacio Cartes will not – despite his best efforts – be on the ballot. But Cartes’ legacy, shaped partly by his controversial push for re-election and the protests it sparked, will be. That’s … Read more
