Paraguay's voters have returned to the fold of the Colorado Party and elected successful businessman Horacio Cartes as their next president.
Category: Latin America
Weekly electoral roundup
An occasional feature. This week it's Paraguay, Iceland, Malaysia, Pakistan, Venezuela and Italy.
Venezuela update
There's been post-election violence in polarised Venezuela, but no likelihood that the victory of Nicolás Maduro will be undone.
A close-run thing in Venezuela
A close result in Venezuela sees Nicolás Maduro declared the winner. Now he has to show whether he can be more than just an understudy for Hugo Chávez.
Election preview: Venezuela
Hugo Chávez will be a hard act to follow, but Venezuelans go the polls this Sunday to elect his replacement.
The week’s electoral roundup
Election news from Zimbabwe, Western Australia, Bulgaria, Kenya and Venezuela.
Self-determination in the South Atlantic
The Falkland Islanders want to stay British; Britain still seems happy to have them. So does anyone else get to have a say in this?
An electoral roundup
Results from Ecuador, Armenia and Grenada, plus an early election looming in Bulgaria.
No surprises in Ecuador
Rafael Correa has been comfortably re-elected as president of Ecuador. That's one less worry for Julian Assange.
Election preview: Ecuador
Ecuador also goes to the polls today, with a comfortable victory expected for leftist president Rafael Correa. Correa's two terms in office have been seen as a success, but there are concerns about creeping authoritarianism.
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