Results from yesterday's elections in Ecuador and Guatemala provide some encouragement for the left.
Category: Latin America
Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala
A surprise primary result in Argentina, and two presidential elections this weekend.
Autocrats north and south
The contrasting post-presidential fortunes of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. Different party systems play an important role.
Three continents, three elections
Reports from the weekend's three elections in West Africa, Southern Europe and Central America.
Dissolution in Ecuador
Ecuador's president dissolves the legislature before it can begin his impeachment trial, bringing on an early election for his own position as well.
Trumpism in the Andes?
Voting last Sunday for Chile's new constitutional council saw a big triumph for the right, lending support – of a sort – to the idea of Trumpism as a game-changer.
April/May electoral roundup
News of electoral happenings around the world – including Finland, Bulgaria, Paraguay, North Carolina and England.
Presidential problems in the Americas, revisited
The case for parliamentary government has been strengthened, not weakened, by the recent troubles in Brazil and the United States.
Loose ends for Christmas
Tying up some electoral loose ends as we head into the holiday season.
Peruvian democracy fights back
An attempted coup by Peru's president is frustrated by an impressive display of institutional resilience.
The World is Not Enough 