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South America goes Trumpist

The far right scores a narrower than expected win in Colombia's presidential election.

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Fourth time lucky

After three narrow defeats, Keiko Fujimori wins an equally narrow victory to become Peru's next president.

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World without law

Donald Trump in Venezuela gives us a much attenuated rerun of the Panama invasion of 36 years ago.

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Chile turns (far) right

A big win for the right in Chile to go with its narrow win in Honduras.

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A cliffhanger in Honduras

Donald Trump's preferred candidate leads by the skin of his teeth in Honduras's presidential election.

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Two South American results

Chile looks set for a far-right president, while Ecuador clips its president's wings in a referendum.

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Another swing of the pendulum in Chile

Chile looks like continuing its alternation in power of left and right, but this time it could be the far right that benefits.

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Results: Argentina & Netherlands

Argentina's president gets a more sympathetic legislature, and Dutch voters turn against the far right.

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Bolivia & Argentina

The centrist candidate scores a comfortable win in Bolivia, and Argentina's libertarian president faces a test in mid-term elections.

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Coup plotters around the world

Brazil's former president is convicted of an attempted coup; similar charges are being brought in Romania, but the US's plotter remains at large.

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