According to Chile’s Servicio Electoral, there are currently ten new political parties being formed in the country and six more that are being officially registered. Given the fact that thirteen parties already exist, if all the new initiatives meet with success Chile will be home to nearly thirty political parties.

“Transfuguismo,” or the act of changing one’s party affiliation, has become endemic in the Dominican Republic. In a country plagued by corruption and irresponsibility, the phenomenon has become an expression of the times, an alarming symptom of an era in which “consciences are bought and votes are sold.”

There have been several discussions on how to do it. 

The details keep arriving from Switzerland, where the president of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies “hid a fortune.” 

Morales is now Bolivia’s longest serving president, and it looks like he has no intention of leaving anytime soon. 

Urban planner Alfonso Yurrita pointed to the chaos and impunity in the building sector that endangers “the physical integrity of thousands of people.” 

The final months of 2015 will see many important elections in the region. On October 25 Argentina had its first round of presidential elections, along with general legislative and local elections, Guatemala had the second round of its presidential contest, and Colombia had local elections.  On December 6 Venezuela will hold its legislative elections.  In

Women’s groups in Nicaragua are banding together to fight the multi-front war against the irresponsible exploitation of natural resources in their country. 

While the fight against poverty is slowly showing signs of early success in Mexico, the wealth gap continues to widen in El Salvador.  

A young man lost his life while standing up for the rights of women to walk on the street without fear of harassment, leading to protests against street harassment in San José.