Issue Apr 15-21 2026: Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa appears to be consolidating power in ways that are causing growing unease in civil society. One week it’s political parties, the next it’s the courts. Now it’s the media.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: reform in Mexico has once again highlighted how changes to democratic rules are closely tied to broader struggles over political power. While often framed as technical adjustments, such reforms can significantly reshape political competition and representation.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: Honduras’ National Congress has given the green light for an impeachment trial against four election officials involved in the controversial primary and internal elections on March 9 and the general elections of November 30, 2025.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: Rodrigo Antonio Loma, a deputy for the Free Alliance in Bolivia, has suggested that real structural changes in the country will depend on reforms in the Political Constitution of the State (CPE).

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: Argentina’s President Javier Milei gave a speech before the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) during which he responded to the bad economic, judicial, and political news with defensiveness and shouting.

Issue Apr 08-14 2026: Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has rejected support from the country’s traditional political parties, claiming that they embody the past and that he stands for the future.

Issue Apr 01-07 2026: With presidential elections approaching, Peru faces a highly fragmented political landscape in which no candidate has secured a decisive lead. So while Keiko Fujimori currently tops the polls, the race remains open and unpredictable.

Issue Apr 01-07 2026: When Mexico decided to experiment with an unprecedented model for its judicial system and put the selection of judges, magistrates, and ministers up to a popular vote, it was presented by its proponents as a step toward the “democratization of justice.” After a few years into the process, however, the risks

Issue Apr 01-07 2026: As politics in Colombia become increasingly polarized, with candidates hurling insults at one another, the country’s fragmented system continues to limit any one side’s hegemony.

Issue Apr 01-07 2026: The initiative, which involved the participation of mayors, corregimiento representatives, and deputies, was approved article by article. The reform aims to redefine resource allocation and strengthen the administrative capacity of local governments in Panama.