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Nicolás Maduro aims for third term in office despite lagging in polls

On July 28, the presidential elections in Venezuela will take place for the 2025-2031 term. Ten candidates are running, but the primary contest is between the current president, Nicolás Maduro of the Gran Polo Patriótico coalition, seeking his third consecutive term, and Edmundo González Urrutia, the main opposition candidate from the Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD in Spanish). The continuity of Chavismo …

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Milei remains among the top presidents with the best image in Latin America

Latin america

With a 48% approval rating, Argentina’s Javier Milei is the third president with the best image in Latin America, according to the new edition of Image of Power. Just two months before his term ends, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador leads the ranking with 65%, followed by Uruguay’s Luis Lacalle Pou who rose to 50% in the weeks leading up to his party’s …

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Reliving the presentation of our DL Argentina through the eyes of Ben, our intern from the USA

Argentina, Ingles

By Benjamin Patron It was surreal; within my third day of interning at Directorio Legislativo, I was to attend the presentation of the “Directorio Legislativo de Argentina” for the 2024-2025 period at the National Congress building. I could barely contain my excitement as my colleagues and I walked to the venue. We passed el “Monumento …

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Morena sweeps the election, and Sheinbaum is set to become Mexico’s first female president

Mexico

With 84.35% of the votes counted, Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate of the ruling coalition Seguimos Haciendo Historia (SHH, in Spanish), has been elected the next president of Mexico for the 2024-2030 term, currently securing 58.91% of the votes. Sheinbaum prevailed with a difference of almost 31 points compared to Xóchitl Gálvez, the candidate from the coalition Fuerza y Corazón por …

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Sheinbaum leads Mexico’s electoral race to become its first female president

Mexico

On June 2, Mexico will hold its largest elections in history, with nearly 20,000 positions up for grabs. These elections will not only determine the next President but also renew the entire Congress, 9 governorships, and 30 local congresses. With no possibility of a runoff, the candidate with the most votes will become President and will …

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Abinader secures resounding victory, re-elected President for 2024-2028 term

Rep. Dominicana

President Luis Abinader of the Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) has secured re-election with 57.46% of the valid votes, with 99.50% of votes counted. This decisive victory in the first round surpasses his main rivals, Leonel Fernandez of Fuerza del Pueblo, who received 28.84%, and Abel Martinez of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, who garnered …

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Luis Abinader favored to secure re-election as President

Rep. Dominicana

On May 19, the Dominican Republic will hold general elections to elect the next president and vice president for the 2024-2028 term. Current president Luis Abinader, of the Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM), is among the nine presidential candidates and enjoys over 60% support in polls, suggesting he could be reelected in the first round. Abinader’s strong chances …

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Intriguing trio: public perceptions of Milei, Lula, and Petro

Latin america

In this edition of Image of Power we take a look at an intriguing trio, made up of Javier Milei (Argentina), Lula da Silva (Brazil) and Gustavo Petro (Colombia), to see what happens with citizen support in the face of the particular circumstances that each country is going through in economic terms, in its congresses and, also, in the streets. Javier Milei’s popularity …

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Mulino wins presidency though faces splintered Assembly

Panama

With 98% of the country’s ballot points counted, opposition candidate José Raúl Mulino (Realizando Metas – RM) secures the Presidency of Panama, clinching victory with 34.29% of all valid votes, surpassing seven other contenders. However, despite his win, preliminary projections for the legislature indicate that his party and its allies may fall short of a majority in …

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Parliamentary monitoring in tough times: Lessons learned for building networks and achieving results

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A healthy democracy depends on a healthy parliament, capable of articulating citizens’ concerns, enacting laws for the common good and holding the executive branch to account for their implementation. For this to happen, effective citizen involvement and participation is imperative. Over the last decade, citizen-led parliamentary monitoring has emerged as a potent mechanism to empower …

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