Directorio Legislativo presents our latest ranking of Presidents by level of approval – based on perception surveys from 18 Latin American countries. This issue also features insights from the Argentine political analyst and researcher, Mario Riorda. Buenos Aires, May 2022- The first months of this year show the consolidation of high or very high levels of disapproval …
Here is a summary of the latest issue of Civic Space Guardian (CSG), our regional civic rights monitor. In El Salvador, the state of exception was extended for 30 days as part of the government’s “war against gangs”. It is not excluded, however, that it could be extended beyond the limits imposed by the Constitution. …
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Any comprehensive assessment of Uruguay’s March 27 referendum – where citizens got the final say over whether to repeal 135 articles of a new flagship law being pushed by the government – should look beyond the turnout and the ‘yes vs no’ voting split. Rather, it should also consider the symbolic social (and political) mobilization …
The runoff election in Costa Rica took place this Sunday. Rodrigo Chaves, of Partido Progreso Social Democrático (PPSD), has won, obtaining 52.85% of the votes with 98.15% of ballot stations counted. Chaves won in all but two of the country’s seven provinces and, according to preliminary results, beat his rival from Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), José María Figueres, by a …
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On Sunday, Costa Ricans return to the polls to elect their next president. They face a straight choice between José María Figueres, of the traditional Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) party, and the ‘new politics’ being promised by Rodrigo Chaves from the Partido Progreso Social Democrático (PPSD). In a climate of high voter apathy and disillusion …
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Directorio Legislativo presents the latest ranking of Presidents by approval ratings based on public opinion and governance perceptions spanning 18 countries in Latin America. This issue also provides insights from Juan Battaleme, Director of the Argentine Council for International Relations, about the repercussions of the Russian invasion on the region. Over the last two months public …
On Sunday March 13, legislative elections were held in Colombia to renew all 296 members of Congress in the Senate (108) and the House of Representatives (188). Partido Conservador (allied to the ruling party) and Partido Liberal (independent) increased their representation in both chambers though the opposition coalition, Pacto Histórico, was the big winner on the …
On Sunday, presidential and legislative elections were held in Costa Rica – at stake, the head of the national executive branch and all 57 deputies of the Legislative Assembly for the period 2022-2026. Amid a record-low turnout the winning presidential candidate was former president José María Figueres, of the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), with 27.28% …
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Directorio Legislativo presents the latest ranking of Presidents by approval ratings based on public opinion and governance perceptions across 18 countries in Latin America. As 2021 draws to an end, the region overall can be described as one with low average presidential approval ratings, fragmented and polarized electoral processes and outcomes, adversarial parliamentary dynamics, and …
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Venezuelan men and women went to the polls to simultaneously elect 3,082 executive and legislative positions in the 23 governorships and 335 municipalities that make up the national territory. The ruling party won 19 of the 23 states and 212 of the 335 municipalities. The opposition, in 4 governorships – among them the emblematic state …
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