Costa Rica held presidential and legislative elections this Sunday, resulting in a broad victory for the ruling party. Laura Fernández, candidate of the Pueblo Soberano Party, won the presidential race without the need for a runoff, securing more than 48% of the vote against 19 other candidates. Fernández defeated Álvaro Ramos of the National Liberation […]
With a Wide Margin, Laura Fernández Wins Costa Rica’s Elections Read More »
On February 1, Costa Rica will hold presidential and legislative elections in a context marked by political fragmentation, high levels of voter indecision, and the growing prominence of key debates such as public security, financial inclusion, and state modernization. Voters will elect a president, two vice presidents, and the 57 members of the Legislative Assembly
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The Executive Director of Fundación Directorio Legislativo, Noel Alonso Murray, participated this Tuesday in Panama City in the meeting “Innovation and Regulation for Development: Building Consensus toward People-Centered Artificial Intelligence,” organized by ParlAmericas, in collaboration with CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), within the
AI Regulation and Parliamentary Participation: A Regional Debate in Panama Read More »
On January 3, 2026, a military operation carried out by United States special forces in Caracas resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The action, which included bombings of strategic facilities, triggered a high-impact political rupture both domestically and regionally, reopening the debate on state sovereignty, international law, and the limits of external
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Over the past decades, the approval of the National Budget has taken between 27 and 106 calendar days, with a historical average of 70 days. In five years (2025, 2024, 2022, 2020, and 2011), the Budget was extended due to a lack of political agreement. The length of the legislative process for the National Budget
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José Antonio Kast was elected president of Chile this Sunday after winning 58.16% of the vote in the second round of the election. The Republican Party candidate defeated Jeannette Jara of the Unity for Chile coalition, who received 41.84%. The president-elect will take office on March 11, 2026, coinciding with the inauguration of the new
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On Sunday, December 14, José Antonio Kast, of the Republican Party, and Jeannette Jara, the governing coalition Unidad por Chile’s candidate, will face off in a runoff election for Chile’s presidency for the 2026–2030 term. The winner will take office on March 11, alongside the newly elected Congress defined in the November 16 elections. This
With 20 committee discharge motions, 7 presidential vetoes, and 5 rejected decrees, the legislative year closed with the lowest lawmaking output of the past decade, in a Congress where the opposition succeeded in setting the agenda. In 2025, Congress passed a total of 11 laws during the regular session period, which ended on November 30.
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From November 26 to 28, Directorio Legislativo took part in the Third Dialogue on the Challenges of Digital Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by CAF – the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Montevideo, Uruguay. Over three days, experts, public officials,
More than six million citizens are eligible to vote in Honduras’ elections, to be held on Sunday, November 30, which will determine the successor to Xiomara Castro. In addition to choosing a new president, the country will renew all 128 seats in Congress and its representatives to the Central American Parliament (Parlacen). It will be
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