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General elections in Uruguay: Orsi wins the first round and will face Delgado in the runoff

Uruguay

With 99.92% of the votes counted, Frente Amplio candidate Yamandú Orsi finished first with 43.9%. As he did not reach 50%, a runoff will be held against Álvaro Delgado from the ruling Partido Nacional, who secured 26.8%. Andrés Ojeda from Partido Colorado along with the candidates from Cabildo Abierto and Partido Independiente—all part of the current Multicolor Coalition—have confirmed their support for […]

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General elections in Uruguay: Frente Amplio leads but may not be able to avoid a runoff election

Featured, Uruguay

On October 27, Uruguay will go to the polls to elect its next president for the 2025-2030 term. In addition, the entire Congress will be renewed: 99 seats in the House of Representatives and 30 in the Senate. With Luis Lacalle Pou out of the race, as immediate re-election is not allowed, this election features

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The “Second Floor” of the FourthTransformation: Key Figures in ClaudiaSheinbaum’s New Administration

Mexico

On October 1st, Claudia Sheinbaum took office as president for the 2024-2030 term, after winning the June 2nd election with 59.75% of the votes. In her inaugural speech, she emphasized the continuation of the Fourth Transformation initiated by Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), focusing on republican austerity, promoting public infraestructure developments, attracting investments to boost

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Organizations worldwide demand the right to access public information in Argentina

Argentina, Ingles

Through a letter addressed to the Argentine Government, and within the framework of the International Day of Universal Access to Information celebrated on September 28, more than 70 civil society organizations from around the world requested the repeal of Decree 780/2024, which restricts the right of access to public information in Argentina. The letter was

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With 70% approval, AMLO bids farewell to the presidency

Latin america

The following is the new edition of “Image of Power”, the presidential approval monitor of Latin America created by Directorio Legislativo. Popular support levels have remained steady over the past two months, with only Andrés Manuel López Obrador seeing a surge following the June elections. Lula Da Silva, Javier Milei, Luis Lacalle Pou, and Daniel Noboa all

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Democracy and Artificial Intelligence: A Necessary Dialogue

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Within the framework of the International Day of Democracy, celebrated every September 15, at Directorio Legislativo we reaffirm our commitment to strengthening democratic systems in Latin America. To this end, and following the United Nations’ proposal for this date, we believe it is important to reflect on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a

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Significant setback in the right to public information in Argentina: What the Executive’s Decree Changed.

Argentina, Ingles

The Executive Branch modified by decree the regulations of Law 27.275 on Access to Public Information, the main pillar of the regulatory framework for transparency at the national level. This new decree not only represents a setback in the right to access public information in Argentina, but it also undermines one of the fundamental principles

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Conflicts of interest in Colombia: officials and congressmen fail to comply with their legal obligations

Colombia

In partnership with La Silla Vacía (www.lasillavacia.com), DL analyzed the declarations of Colombian congressmen and senior officials, and cross-checked them with the state contracting system and the single business registry through the platform Joining the Dots with PEPs. The report showed that only 25 percent of legislators declared and updated the conflict of interest registry

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Non-profit organizations under threat in Paraguay

Civic Space Guardian CSG, Paraguay

At the end of 2023, Civic Space Guardian* and the Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency warned about setbacks in the Paraguayan civic space. Several restrictive bills, such as the reform of the “law of financial administration of the state” and the creation of a new “registry for non-governmental organizations,” were clear warning signs for the functioning of CSOs. On July

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