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  • 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 ⇢

  • Pacto Histórico makes inroads in Congress and is well-placed for the presidential elections

    14 March, 2022

    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) ⇢

  • José María Figueres and Rodrigo Chaves to compete for the presidency in runoff election

    7 February, 2022

    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 ⇢

  • Latin America wound up 2021 with low presidential approval ratings

    3 February, 2022

    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 ⇢

  • Venezuela: The political map left by the elections

    17 January, 2022

    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 ⇢

  • An Eventful Year as Co-Chair

    20 December, 2021

    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 ⇢

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