On March 11, elections were held for congressional candidates in Colombia. However, there were some logistical and technical difficulties that have led some to question how effective democracy really is in representing the people.

In Cuba, more than 95% of the deputies who will take office in April are members of the “militant organizations:” the Communist Party (PCC) and the Union of Young Communists (UJC). However, only 65% of the Cuban population adheres to one of those parties.

Since 2003, four women have been elected president in Latin America: Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Christina Kirchner of Argentina, Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, and Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica.

There has been backlash over a statement made about Mexican presidential candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Mauricio Macri’s political party has long been known for not stepping up in the fight for women’s rights.

Cuban Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, tapped to succeed President Raúl Castro, accused the U.S. of “resuming a Cold War rhetoric.”

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said he has ”more experience, maturity, awareness of uniting Chileans,” as well as “greater humility to listen” with “ears that are more attentive.”

In late February, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued a decree that demoted 13 top officials of his country’s army and stripped them of decorations.

Dire economic conditions in Venezuela have prompted mass emigration from the country. Many have fled to the capital of the state of Roraima in Brazil.

With 2019’s presidential elections looming ahead, El Salvador’s ruling party, the Frente Farabundo Martí (FMLN), suffered its worst electoral defeat in its 25 year history.