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  • Civic Space – What’s happening in Latin America and the Caribbean?

    30 June, 2022

    Here is a summary of the latest issue of Civic Space Guardian (CSG), our regional civic rights monitor. In the past few weeks, the governance crisis in the Andean region has deepened. The Ecuadorian president re-declared the state of exception after ⇢

  • Gustavo Petro is the new president of Colombia

    20 June, 2022

    On June 19, the run-off of the presidential elections in Colombia took place. With 100% of the votes counted, the leftist coalition Pacto Histórico, led by Gustavo Petro, was the winner with around 11.2 million votes, obtaining ⇢

  • Petro or Hernandez? Colombia to pick its President this Sunday

    16 June, 2022

    Colombians voting for their next president on June 19 must pick from left-winger Gustavo Petro (Pacto Histórico) or the anti-establishment figure of Rodolfo Hernández (Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción). Polls put the candidates neck and neck, ⇢

  • Colombia to elect new president, with leftist leading in polls

    27 May, 2022

    This Sunday will see elections held in Colombia to choose the country’s next president, in office until 2026. With an average support in polls of 39.4%, the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro, of the Pacto Histórico coalition, leads ⇢

  • Latam Presidential Image: Disapproval of Presidents remains high in most Latin American countries

    23 May, 2022

    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 ⇢

  • How is civic space doing in Latin America? Check our regional civic rights monitor

    12 May, 2022

     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 ⇢

  • “Opening up the national debate is already a triumph”: a lowdown on the LUC referendum in Uruguay

    11 April, 2022

    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’ ⇢

  • Chaves defeats Figueres to become next president of Costa Rica

    4 April, 2022

    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 ⇢

  • Chaves ahead in the polls as Costa Rica gears up for presidential vote

    31 March, 2022

    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 ⇢

  • Directorio Legislativo presents first Latam ranking for 2022, with input from Juan Battaleme

    23 March, 2022

    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 ⇢

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