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A dejected public and a crowded, unpopular field of candidates make for an unhappy election.
Abortion support is high in Argentina, even among Catholics. That puts the church, which opposes an abortion bill up for vote on August 8, in the awkward position of fighting a law its members demand.
Brazil's evangelical Christians are an increasingly powerful political force. These conservative, faith-based voters are now backing a divisive firebrand known for racist remarks for the presidency.
Post-conflict processes are often slowed down or even halted by fear. Can Colombia buck the trend?
Mexico's leftist president-elect made many strange bedfellows to win the 2018 race, including business moguls, evangelicals and Marxists. How this motley new party will run Mexico is anyone's guess.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador looks set to win the presidency on his third try. Mexico's powerful interests are scrambling to stop him.
In the most peaceful election in their modern history, Colombians have elected as their next president a conservative who will renegotiate the country's fragile 2016 accord with the FARC guerrillas.
History shows that Latin American presidents usually don't last long after they use violence to repress mass protests. Is Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega the next to fall?
Venezuela has freed 79 political prisoners in recent months, to global plaudits. But the hard-line regime has also charged 100 military officials with conspiracy. Does President Maduro fear overthrow?
Two candidates from Colombia's May 27 presidential vote will face off on June 17. One is a former guerrilla. The other is a hard-liner. Their views for the nation's future couldn't be more different.
Maduro's landslide May 20 re-election marks the official death of democracy in Venezuela. Dozens of nations worldwide have declared the vote illegitimate, and the US imposed new sanctions.
The Venezuelan opposition is asking people not to vote in the country's May 20 election, which they call a 'farce.' President Maduro regime has jailed or blacklisted most of his competitors.
Leftist former President Lula da Silva is the clear favorite in Brazil's 2018 presidential race, leading his closest rival — a firebrand conservative — by 15 points. The only problem: He's in jail.
Paraguay's conservative president-elect Mario Abdo narrowly won the April 22 election. His father was the private secretary for dictator Alfredo Stroessner, who brutally ruled Paraguay for 35 years.
For 11 years, Daniel Ortega's regime has been unshakable. But Nicaragua's autocratic leader is vulnerable after weeks of deadly protest. Now, some citizens are calling for him to resign.
A new bill that would legalize abortion in Argentina has spurred surprise debate on the gender pay gap, parental leave and political representation. Will Argentinean women finally get their due?
Why use bullets when you have crayons?
Bolivia's populist leader has been in office for 12 years. He's a thorn in the US's side and an ally of the late Hugo Chávez. Now he's running for a fourth term. But that doesn't make him a dictator.
How did Brazil's wildly popular former president Lula become its most famous convict? Here's what you need to know.
Top contributors
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Researcher on Conflict, Peace and Development, International Institute of Social Studies
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Assistant Professor of Global Business, St Mary's College of California
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Latin American Political Processes, National University of La Plata
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Director, King's Brazil Institute, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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PhD Candidate in Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Research Associate, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Director of the Center for Political Studies, Andres Bello Catholic University (UCAB)
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Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University of Bath
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Teaching Fellow in Defence, Development and Diplomacy, Durham University
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Associate Professor in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building, Durham University
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Ph.D. in Government, Harvard University
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Director, Latin American Business Environment program, University of Florida
