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% …
José María Figueres and Rodrigo Chaves to compete for the presidency in runoff election Read More »
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 …
Latin America wound up 2021 with low presidential approval ratings Read More »
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 …
Venezuela: The political map left by the elections Read More »
We share with you the words of our director María Baron on ending her term as co-chair of the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Last year, when I heard I had been nominated to serve as lead civil society co-chair of OGP’s Steering Committee, I remember my initial pride and excitement giving …
On December 19, runoff elections were held between the winners of the first round: Gabriel Boric (Apruebo Dignidad) and José Antonio Kast (Frente Social Cristiano). Boric, the leftist candidate, won by over 55% of the votes and will assume the presidency on March 11, 2022, taking over from Sebastián Piñera. Final results Although Boric´s win …
Boric wins and is set to assume as Chile´s next President in March 2022 Read More »
On Sunday, November 28, general elections were held in Honduras, where citizens chose the next president and 128 deputies of the National Congress for the period 2022-2026. As expected, the election was polarized between two candidates: Xiomara Castro for the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party and Nasry Asfura for the ruling Partido Nacional. According to …
Directorio Legislativo presents the latest ranking of Presidents by approval ratings based on surveys of public opinion and perceptions of government management across 18 countries in Latin America. The results of the most recent survey by Latinobarómetro on citizens’ perceptions of democracy in Latin America point to a generalized crisis of confidence both in government institutions …
Presidential approval ratings fell in all countries holding elections Read More »
On November 21, Chileans go to the polls to elect their next President, to take office in March 2022. Also up for grabs are seats in Congress for the period 2022 – 2026. The electoral system establishes that for a president to be elected in the first round, he/she must get at least 50 percent …
