Bachelet’s new government is planning bills that push education reform, tax changes, women’s electoral quotas, improved reproductive rights and increased equality in Chilean society.
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What is left for Kirchnerismo? The fight over its future and legacy are in full swing.
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Political operatives agree that if the Mexican left is divided in 2015, its opposition will be weak. Meanwhile, Subcomandante Marcos of the EZLN can still grab headlines.
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Incumbent vice president turned opposition candidate, Juan Carlos Varela, won Panama’s presidential election.
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The competition is beginning to heat up as Peronista políticos jockey for position in a crowded field of would-be successors to the Kirchner dynasty, while the opposition hopes to fish in the troubled waters.
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It’s finally official: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will be the presidential candidate for the Workers’ Party (PT) in the October elections; she has also received the support of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Costa Rica’s new President Luis Guillermo Solis pledged to run his administration as a “glass house” and tackle the corruption “eating away” at the country and the economy.
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With just weeks to go before Colombia’s presidential elections, polls show President Juan Manuel Santos maintains a comfortable lead, but a second round is almost certain. Meanwhile the continuing episode of ousted Mayor Gustavo Petro hangs over the political scene.
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