Chile's process of drafting a new constitution takes a step forward, with various shades of left winning a majority in the constitutional convention.
Category: Latin America
Disaster in Peru
A fragmented presidential election in Peru sends two extremist candidates into the runoff, far left against far right.
Two presidential previews
South American neighbors Ecuador and Peru vote on Sunday in contrasting presidential elections.
El Salvador’s president wins big
El Salvador's autocratic president will no longer have to contend with a hostile legislature, after his party won a landslide victory on Sunday.
February election roundup
A monthly digest of recent electoral news. This time, Liechtenstein, Kosovo, Niger and Haiti.
A boilover in Ecuador
The opinion polls get things badly wrong in Ecuador. A runoff will decide the presidency, but it's not yet clear who the candidates will be.
What to watch for in 2021
A quick rundown on the top ten elections scheduled for 2021.
2020 in review
A tumultuous year comes to an end with incumbent governments generally doing well and democracy managing to weather some storms.
Big win for the left in Bolivia
A surprise first-round victory in Bolivia is something of an embarrassment for both left and right. [Updates added with further counting.]
Two presidential previews
A troubled country and a troubled pseudo-country both vote in presidential elections on Sunday: a first round in Bolivia and a second round in Northern Cyprus.
