The director of the National Electoral Institute (INE) called on the opposition parties to return to the institute’s board; the situation in the INE can “blow up” the coming elections, opposition senators say. 

The Cubans who were formed after the Revolution are proud of its accomplishments, but still long for the fulfillment of its promise. 

A study indicates that 45% of young respondents do not identify with any political party. 

Prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita’s decision to go forward with Alberto Nisman’s case set the stage for more political maneuvering. Some commentators argue that the political crisis worsened with the accusation of concealment against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Yet others claim Nisman’s original charge of a cover-up of an alleged government plan to shield Iranian officials

Since the beginning of the year, Maduro has redoubled allegations of coup plans and assassination attempts, with plenty of accusations against media, businessmen, and foreign dignitaries. 

Colombia’s central political battles have nearly been reduced to “Communists” vs. “Fascists.” 

Eduardo Cunha, the new Speaker of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, is an “entrepreneur” of policy and a master of realpolitik who reminds some in Brazil of Frank Underwood (the central character in the U.S. television series House of Cards) in his ability to debase high-minded policy. 

The Mexican private sector says security concerns are now affecting the bottom line, and they are calling on politicians to act.  And while some would give President Enrique Peña Nieto more credit, others point to the breakdown of politics since the massacre of the student teachers in Guerrero. 

The son of former presidential candidate, Óscar Iván Zuluaga, paid $95,000 to the “Peace Talks hacker.” 

The law that will amend the binomial system relaxes the requirements for forming a party and could affect governance.