Over a year after her impeachment, former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff spoke out about the process that saw her formally removed from office in April 2016 and shared her opinions on potential candidates for the 2018 elections.

Members of both the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) and the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), two of Mexico’s largest political parties, have come together to create a new coalition, the Frente Amplio Democrático.

Some criticisms of Mexican politics focus on the current administration of Enrique Peña Nieto. The Economist went so far as to claim that the Mexican government “doesn’t understand that it doesn’t understand.”

With a months-long strike led by teachers across the country and a lack of compromise between its many political parties, Peru is in a very grave position.

As presidential elections approach in Chile, candidates are trying to obtain campaign funds; some have even proposed amending the Chilean constitution to do so.

In La Paz, Bolivia, a recent wave of protests lasted eight days. Protesters from Achacachi are requesting the release of three of their leaders and the resignation or expulsion of Mayor Edgar Ramos.

The group Citizens United, led by former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, is leading elections by 0.4% or 20,000 votes.

Political structure and so called “rules of the game” disproportionately affect the ability of Mexican youth to be politically involved. From popular opinion to the political establishment, young Mexicans face roadblocks on all routes to power.

Brazil’s Congress has initiated debates on amending the electoral process of its representatives, in order to adopt the mixed district system currently used in Germany.

A debate on “macrismo” as a political force in the Argentine political system continues.