Recent events in the municipality of Masaya and the national government exemplify the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional’s (FSLN) power expansion on local governments. 

Just because a leader is out of office does not mean that they are refraining from being politically active.

Milagro Sala, a leader of social justice movements in Jujuy, was beaten and tortured along with other detainees, and proceedings are in order for her release.

What does democracy mean in the current political climate?

The Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) presented a bill to the Mexican Congress in an attempt to reform article four of the Constitution, legalizing abortion.

The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) is one of the largest political parties in Brazil, and given the recent political turmoil in the country, PMDB (along with many other political parties) could face a mass exodus of its members in the upcoming weeks.

The repressive reforms proposed by the Partido Liberal are called into question, highlighting political parties which no longer seem to be in alignment with their founding values.

The political parties Centro Democrático and Partido Conservador contemplate the possibility of forming a coalition before the first round of the presidential election in May 2018. However, there is no established mechanism to officially seal an alliance.

Remuneration with “house and food,” 12-hour shifts and the abolition of weekly breaks are points that, according to experts, challenge the Constitution.

In the wake of his campaign, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, leader of the Morena party, hinted at the possibility of an alliance with the Party of the Democratic Revolution, the Citizens Movement, and the Worker’s Party, to win the 2018 presidential elections in Mexico.