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Durations of presidential transition in Latin America, country by country

Latin america

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 …

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A new edition of “Image of Power”, our monitor of presidential approval in Latam

Ingles, Latin america

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 …

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New tool to enhance the work of Parliaments

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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 …

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López Obrador, the only president in the region with more than 60% approval rating

Latin america

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 …

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Presidential approval data in Latin America, according to a new edition of the “Image of Power” report

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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) …

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The second round of the CSO Bill in El Salvador, will it be the last one? 

El Salvador

The reform of the Law of Non-Profit Associations and Foundations is once again on the agenda of the legislative bench of Nuevas Ideas. Now it is a new bill that intends to intervene in the transfer of donations or public funds to non-governmental organizations through the Ministry of Finance. Or one more piece of the …

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A new and refresh edition of Image of Power in Latin America

Latin america

With a refresh and interactive design, we present the data from the March-April 2023 edition of Imagen del Poder. Presidential approval levels have remained relatively stable since the beginning of the year. However, their pattern of change over the last 12 months confirms a worrying trend: the number of governments with approval ratings of below …

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The Partido Colorado puts at stake its historical continuity at the head of the Executive Branch before Concertación Nacional

Paraguay

This Sunday, April 30, Paraguayan citizens will go to the polls to elect president and vice-president for the next five years. Legislators will also be elected to renew the entire Congress. Without the possibility of a second round, the most voted will take office. The ruling party Partido Colorado leads the average of polls surveyed, …

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Presidential approval data in Latin America, according to a new edition of the “Image of Power” report

Latin america

In this new issue of Image of Power, we present the presidential approval data for the first two months of the year, and analyze some of the most outstanding processes.   Andrés López Obrador and Luis Abinader lead the approval ranking with rates exceeding 60%. In the middle range of the scale we find two new …

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