On February 16th, the Central Electoral Board suspended municipal elections due to failures in automated voting. These system failures meant ballots were not counted.

With disappointing regional elections and President Ivan Duque’s low approval ratings on their minds, members of the Centro Democrático, Colombia’s ruling party, question the president’s leadership, deepening divides that just a few years ago were not so clear.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador spoke out against the politicians and opposition deputies from the Legislative Assembly during his recent public appearance with leaders from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on February 20.

In Peru, the results of recent congressional elections have shown political division in the country.

The residents of the Dominican Republic are experiencing an outbreak of clashes and violence ahead of municipal elections. These clashes have left at least seven injured in various districts across the country.

On February 15, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó discovered that his uncle was arrested and accused of “transporting explosive material in a flight.”

Pablo Ferreri, the Economics Undersecretary of Frente Amplio, told República Radio that he is taking the plunge and supporting Daniel Martínez in the upcoming municipal elections of Montevideo.

Following round-table discussions with locals about the impact of mining on communities and the implementation of plans to provide more services in the area, the High Commissioner of Peru’s Southern Mining Corridor, Paola Bustamante, affirmed that no community leaders were against the mining itself, but concerns and confusion abounded in relation to certain aspects of

Marcelo Odebrecht, a Brazilian businessman, created a financial framework in Mexico in which he allegedly transferred millions of dollars to economist Emilio Lozoya Austin as well as giving resources to Brazilian companies and committing bribery in various parts of the world.

With 71 days remaining before the referendum, the battle lines among political parties, social organizations, and civil society organizations between “approve” and “reject” have begun to solidify now that the National Television Council (NCTV) has announced the official comandos.