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Category: Latin America

Election preview: El Salvador

The current duopoly of power looks like being broken in El Salvador on Sunday, as voters look for someone who can break the cycle of gang violence.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, War and peace 2 Comments 1 February 2019

Venezuela’s battle for democracy

Venezuela's authoritarian regime is tottering at last, but many on the left who should know better are trying to shore it up.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues 8 Comments 30 January 201930 January 2019

2018 in review

Looking back on the key elections of 2018 reveals an intriguing mix, with democracy recording some notable wins as well as losses.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, South-East Asia, United States 2 Comments 2 January 2019

No surprise in Brazil

Brazil heads into dangerous waters with the election of an authoritarian president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 29 October 2018

Election preview: Brazil runoff

Brazil chooses its new president tomorrow, with a right-wing authoritarian the unbackable favorite.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, United States 3 Comments 27 October 2018

Worrying about the far left, part III

Now if ever seems to be the time for a new popular front. Can liberals, social democrats and Marxists manage to work together?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Party matters, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 25 October 201827 January 2022

Results roundup

Election news from the weekend from Brazil, Latvia, Cameroon, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Latin America, Referenda 3 Comments 8 October 2018

Election preview: first round Brazil

Sunday's election in Brazil is just the start of a critical battle between Trumpism and democracy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Party matters 2 Comments 4 October 201826 October 2018

That didn’t take long

Mexico gets a quick and decisive result in its presidential election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 2 July 20183 July 2018

Election preview: Mexico

It looks like being third time lucky for Mexico's veteran leftist in Sunday's presidential election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, Party matters 1 Comment 29 June 2018

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