With 70.25% of the votes counted, President Nayib Bukele (Nuevas Ideas) comfortably won reelection in the first round of the presidential elections, obtaining 83.14%. Thus, Bukele, who is under license to compete in these elections, renewed his mandate for the period 2024-2029. He will be inaugurated on June 1. Furthermore, the first projections of the …
After a landslide victory, Bukele wins reelection Read More »
This February 4, Salvadorans will head to the polls to elect the President for the 2024-2029 term. Although 6 candidates are running, opinion polls predict that the incumbent President, Nayib Bukele (Nuevas Ideas), will be reelected by a wide margin. Although the Constitution does not contemplate this possibility, the Judiciary branch allowed his candidacy. The Legislative Assembly will …
Bukele leads electoral race and would be reelected president in Sunday’s election Read More »
In politics, as in poker, cards and strategy make winners and losers. However, there are no jokers there. In this issue we analyze how citizen support evolves according to the “cards” that each president has: the percentage of votes in the first round or single round (initial credit), the numbers in the legislature, the fragmentation …
Moment of truth: presidential approval ratings in Latin America Read More »
In the new edition of Civic Space Guardian we take stock of 2023, which ended with a negative balance for the civic space in the region that was affected by the growth of the punitive power of the State and the rise of restrictive policies in the control of public order. In addition, we stop in Argentina, where …
2023: a negative balance for the civic space of the region Read More »
On January 14, Bernardo Arévalo assumed the presidency of Guatemala a full five months after his electoral win in August last year. The near half-year handover period which saw him replace incumbent Alejandro Giammattei gave the opposition ample time to stymie his inauguration. So are drawn-out transitions like this the norm for Latin America? The …
Durations of presidential transition in Latin America, country by country Read More »
In this new edition of our report ¨Image of Power¨ we continue analyzing the situation of the region’s presidents on September and October. At first, Mexico is preparing for the 2024 presidential elections and all projections favor Claudia Sheinbaum, the figure backed by Andrés López Obrador. However, MORENA is not immune to the power disputes …
A new edition of “Image of Power”, our monitor of presidential approval in Latam Read More »
On Sunday, Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) was elected president of Argentina with 55.5% of the vote, 11 points ahead of the Peronist Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, who obtained 44.3%. The president-elect will take office on December 10 and will rule until 2027. The rejection of the economic situation has prevailed in the electorate over the uncertainty of …
In collaboration with allied organizations and under the leadership of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Directorio Legislativo presented today the ‘Indicators for Democratic Parliaments’. This initiative aims at assessing the performance and capacities of parliaments so that they can improve their democratic quality. This evaluation tool, whose design took several years, consists of 25 indicators that …
The following is the new edition of “Image of Power”—the presidential approval monitor of Latin America created by Directorio Legislativo. In our new ranking, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Lula Da Silva are the only two presidents above a 50% approval rating. Obrador is at 61% approval, and has bullet-proof support during his fifth year …
López Obrador, the only president in the region with more than 60% approval rating Read More »
In this new edition of our report ¨Image of Power¨ we continue analyzing the situation of the region’s presidents. What challenges do they face and what are the electoral scenarios? Andrés Lopez Obrador (Mexico) once again leads the approval ranking with 66% (as in the previous edition). He is followed by Lula Da Silva (Brazil) …
