The close race that ended with the reelection of President Dilma Rousseff, many observers on both the left and the right believe, points to continuing political struggles over many basic issues.
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Championing Chile’s regions and the military, a new party headed by General Pinochet’s grandson wants to restore “the good parts of the military regime.”
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Overflowing power becomes abusive and abusive power that is challenged often becomes violent. These are observations that still matter in Paraguay.
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It is still a year before Argentines will take stock of the legacy of the left-leaning governments of President Néstor Kirchner and his wife and successor President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but the handicapping is underway.
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President Juan Manuel Santos and Senator and former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez used to be allies, but then became the bitterest of opponents. Can they “smoke the peace pipe”?
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Venezuelans marched in the streets of Caracas protesting against violence, yet still split between government supporters and opponents.
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The results of Peru´s regional and municipal elections on October 5, many analysts say, showed that national political parties are disintegrating and corruption is infiltrating the political process.
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Investigations show the political influence of Chile’s top ten business groups, as the “Pentagate” scandal “continues to heat up.”
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The “sub-national” elections in March 2015 will mark another democratic struggle for power. The ruling party aims to win nine governorships, and is preparing its strategies.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reported the arrest of four groups that were planning to attack and carry out violent acts in the capital and other cities. Venezuela’s coalition of opposition political parties rejected a statement by President Maduro accusing them of responsibility in the murder of a ruling-party lawmaker.
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