Conservative Alejandro Giammattei beat former first lady Sandra Torres with 60% of the vote. But turnout was the lowest in Guatemala's modern history, in apparent protest of both candidates.
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Four former presidents have been accused of corruption after Operation Carwash.
Colombia's new president opposes the 2016 peace deal with the FARC guerrillas. As trust between the government and militants erodes, at least 1,700 former insurgents have returned to armed struggle.
Venezuela is on the cusp of a coup, and a familiar face has emerged from house arrest to lead the charge against President Nicolás Maduro.
Bolsonaro was elected to bring Brazil a 'better future.' Instead, his first months in office have been marked by mismanagement, legislative gridlock and protest.
A massive protest movement exploded across Nicaragua in April 2018, threatening to topple the country's authoritarian regime. What happened to Central America's 'tropical spring?'
The rise of black comedy to explain Venezuela's chaos recalls an old saying in the crisis-stricken South American country: 'Laugh so you don't cry.'
As rival factions vie for control over Venezuela, many of the country’s 31 million people are suffering prolonged power outages, food and water shortages, and limited access to medicine.
Citing security concerns, the US is evacuating its embassy in Caracas, where President Maduro blames the US for a calamitous power outage. Venezuela's relations with Brazil are eroding quickly, too.
The Trump administration says President Maduro's 'days are numbered' after Venezuelan security forces killed four protesters. But any US-led operation to oust him is likely to be extremely unpopular.
Thirty-seven-year-old Nayib Bukele is the first modern president who doesn't represent either of El Salvador's two mainstream parties. Can he fix what ails this troubled Central American country?
Assertive politics is not enough.
Mexico's new president has reduced his own salary and demanded that all federal workers
– including lawmakers and judges – take a massive pay cut, too. That may be illegal.
At least a dozen countries are supporting the Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself Venezuela's legitimate leader while President Maduro rejects calls to resign.
The Brazilian president used WhatsApp and other social media to smear his opponents and sow division in the electorate.
Maduro, who was sworn in for his second term on Jan. 10, has rigged elections, jailed rivals and plunged Venezuela into crisis. But Trump's proposed 'military option' to remove him remains unpopular.
Brazil's new president – often called the 'Trump of the tropics' for his inflammatory, right-wing rhetoric – won over poorer voters by stoking fear and resentment. Can he make them happy?
Strikes and rallies have gripped Colombia for months. That's bad news for its new government but a sign of progress in a country that had little tolerance for dissent during its 52-year civil war.
Facebook retired its 'Move fast and break things' slogan – perhaps because, as new research from Brazil confirms, democracy is among the things left broken by online misinformation and fake news.
Mexicans want leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador to transform the country. But the months leading up to his inauguration sent worrying signs about how he he will use the massive power of his office.
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Researcher on Conflict, Peace and Development, International Institute of Social Studies
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Associate Professor of Global Business and Board Member of the Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies, St Mary's College of California
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Latin American Political Processes, National University of La Plata
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
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Director, King's Brazil Institute, King's College London
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Professor of Global Politics, University of Southampton
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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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Associate Lecturer, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
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Professor of Sociology, Tulane University
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Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
