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  • Anti-corruption commissions in the Northern Triangle: failures and emerging civil society alternatives

    8 July, 2021

    On June 4, the International Commission against Impunity in El Salvador (CICIES in Spanish) ceased working after a series of accusations and counter accusations with the government of President Nayib Bukele. It follows an established trend in the ⇢

  • With 94.76% of the votes counted and by a slim margin, Pedro Castillo is set to be the next president of Peru for the period 2021-2026

    7 June, 2021

    On Sunday, June 6, presidential run-off elections took place in Peru. With 94.76% of ballots counted, Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party is, so far, the most voted-for candidate with 50.15% of the votes vs. 49.85% for the Fuerza Popular ⇢

  • MORENA aiming to deepen its legislative and territorial power to promote “Fourth Transformation”

    3 June, 2021

    On June 6, national legislative elections will be held to renew the entire Chamber of Deputies. Also, at the subnational level, 15 executive and 30 legislative seats will be voted for. Amid questions over the handling of the health crisis ⇢

  • Guillermo Lasso defeats Correa’s candidate to become President-elect for 2021-2025

    14 May, 2021

    On Sunday, April 11, a presidential run-off election was held in Ecuador. With almost 99% of ballots counted, the winner has been announced as Guillermo Lasso (CREO-PSC), who with 52.4% of the votes trimphed over this rival Andrés Arauz ⇢

  • Respond. Recover. Renew

    6 April, 2021

    Sanjay Pradhan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). María Baron is the Executive Director of Directorio Legislativo and the civil society co-chair of the OGP Steering Committee with the Republic of Korea.Open ⇢

  • Latin American governments gave legal and tax benefits to pharmaceutical companies in vaccine purchases

    9 March, 2021

    One year after the first cases of coronavirus were identified in Latin America, an analysis into the legal measures published by governments finds that 13 Latin American countries changed their laws in order to purchase the Covid-19 vaccine between ⇢

  • Towards a Just Energy Transition: Directorio Legislativo and Its Role in AERA

    14 April, 2014

    In the midst of a transformation of Argentina’s national energy model, the Argentine Renewable Energy Alliance (AERA) has established itself as a key platform for coordination between public and private sectors and civil society organizations. ⇢

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