On January 18, 2019, Bolivia swore in Adriana Salvatierra, its youngest female in history to be president of the Senate.

In Mexico, a bill that would create a National Guard for the country is being debated in congress.

The chess player from Las Tunas, Lázaro Bruzón, stirred up some controversy on his Facebook account with several criticisms of Cuba’s new Constitution.

After meeting with President Martín Vizcarra, the Peruvian High Level Commission for Political Reform announced that it will hand in their proposals to improve the country’s political system on March 4, 2019. 

Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto can still be prosecuted for bribery.

President-elect Nayib Bukele has won El Salvador’s presidential election, receiving more votes than all other candidates combined.

Argentina’s government, like many in South America, has a weakly institutionalized presidential democracy.

The brother of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has presented his candidacy as deputy for the National Congress, despite constitutional regulations that prevent his postulation.

The expanded cabinet of President Evo Morales met to discuss the Bolivian government’s management in 2019.

Independent journalism in Nicaragua has been restricted by the Daniel Ortega administration, with multiple media sources closed and some journalists imprisoned.