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Two runoffs in Central America

Results from El Salvador and Costa Rica show two presidential runoffs on the way, although one is pretty much a foregone conclusion.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America Leave a comment 3 February 2014

Election preview: Costa Rica and El Salvador

Incumbent parties are favored to win on Sunday in both Costa Rica and El Salvador, but both will be interesting contests.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Party matters 1 Comment 31 January 2014

Another president-for-life looms for Nicaragua

President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua doesn't want to give up the job that he first held in the 1980s.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, Political issues 2 Comments 30 January 2014

US steps slowly back from Cuba sanctions

Talks between the United States and Cuba, a rare event in themselves, have proceeded well. There seems to be a dawning realisation that sanctions have outlived their relevance.

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Charles Richardson Latin America, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 13 January 2014

The electoral top ten for 2013

A review of the year's most interesting elections and whether they show us any general trends.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, South-East Asia 3 Comments 31 December 2013

No surprises in Chile

The roster of big elections for the year comes to an end with a landslide victory in Chile for the centre-left.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America Leave a comment 16 December 2013

Uruguay bows out of the drug war

South America is now in the front line for drug law liberalisation, with Uruguay taking a potentially far-reaching step.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Latin America, Political issues 5 Comments 15 December 201328 January 2022

Honduras votes against change – sort of

Honduras seems to be set for another disputed election, after the incumbent conservatives lead with less than 35% of the vote in a four-way split.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 3 Comments 26 November 2013

Election roundup: Chile and the rest

The week's election updates from Chile, the Maldives, Germany and the Czech Republic.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Latin America, Party matters 1 Comment 18 November 201328 January 2022

Election preview: Chile

Chile's presidency is expected to revert to the centre-left, although that probably won't be official until a second round in December.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 2 Comments 16 November 2013

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