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What was the beginning of the year like for the presidents of the region?
5 April, 2024
Welcome to a new edition of “Image of Power”, the Legislative Directory’s monitor of presidential approval in Latin America. 2023 ended with presidential replacements, such as Daniel Noboa in Ecuador and Javier Milei in ⇢
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After a landslide victory, Bukele wins reelection
6 February, 2024
With 70.25% of the votes counted, President Nayib Bukele (Nuevas Ideas) comfortably won reelection in the first round of the presidential elections, obtaining 83.14%. Thus, Bukele, who is under license to compete in these elections, renewed his ⇢
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Bukele leads electoral race and would be reelected president in Sunday’s election
1 February, 2024
This February 4, Salvadorans will head to the polls to elect the President for the 2024-2029 term. Although 6 candidates are running, opinion polls predict that the incumbent President, Nayib Bukele (Nuevas Ideas), will be reelected by a ⇢
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Moment of truth: presidential approval ratings in Latin America
1 February, 2024
In politics, as in poker, cards and strategy make winners and losers. However, there are no jokers there. In this issue we analyze how citizen support evolves according to the “cards” that each president has: the percentage of ⇢
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2023: a negative balance for the civic space of the region
22 January, 2024
In the new edition of Civic Space Guardian we take stock of 2023, which ended with a negative balance for the civic space in the region that was affected by the growth of the punitive power of the State and the rise of restrictive policies ⇢
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Durations of presidential transition in Latin America, country by country
19 January, 2024
On January 14, Bernardo Arévalo assumed the presidency of Guatemala a full five months after his electoral win in August last year. The near half-year handover period which saw him replace incumbent Alejandro Giammattei gave the opposition ample ⇢
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A new edition of “Image of Power”, our monitor of presidential approval in Latam
11 December, 2023
In this new edition of our report ¨Image of Power¨ we continue analyzing the situation of the region’s presidents on September and October. At first, Mexico is preparing for the 2024 presidential elections and all projections favor Claudia ⇢
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Javier Milei elected president of Argentina
24 November, 2023
On Sunday, Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) was elected president of Argentina with 55.5% of the vote, 11 points ahead of the Peronist Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, who obtained 44.3%. The president-elect ⇢
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New tool to enhance the work of Parliaments
23 November, 2023
In collaboration with allied organizations and under the leadership of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Directorio Legislativo presented today the ‘Indicators for Democratic Parliaments’. This initiative aims at assessing the performance and ⇢
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