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Leftist Ivan Cepeda concedes defeat in Colombia election
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (380+ words) Bogot, Colombia "Leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda accepted defeat this morning following Colombia's presidential election on Sunday, clearing the way for far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella to take power on August 7. Senator Cepeda had previously said he would await the…...
Gabriel Garc'a Luna's first month as Guatemala's Attorney General: What he's done, why it matters
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (791+ words) Guatemala's new Attorney General, Gabriel Garc'a Luna, was sworn in on May 17 to an agency plagued by years of political and prosecutorial deadlock. He was tasked with rehabilitating an institution that "according to the Organization of American States, the United…...
Keiko Fujimori widens her lead, is one step closer to becoming Peru's first female president
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (599+ words) Lima, Peru " Keiko Fujimori is increasingly closer to becoming Peru's first female president, inching ahead in what is her fourth presidential bid since 2011. With only 300 ballots left to be reviewed, she already holds a lead of more than 40, 000 votes over…...
Right wing populist Abelardo de la Espriella, nicknamed "The Tiger," has narrowly won Colombia"s presidential election
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (309+ words) Bogot, Colombia " Abelardo de la Espriella, a right wing populist nicknamed "The Tiger," has narrowly won Colombia"s presidential election. The criminal defense lawyer who has never held political office received 49. 65% of the vote in the run-off election, whereas Ivan…...
What Paloma Valencia's loss signals about the future of "Uribismo' in Colombia
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1230+ words) Manuela Pe'a Giraldo co-authored this article with Angie Acosta M. Medell'n and Bogot, Colombia " "lvaro Uribe V'lez, one of only a handful of Colombians who've served two terms as president, has been something of a political kingmaker since leaving the presidency…...
Peru's presidential race remains too close to call as vote count inches forward
1+ week, 1+ day ago (748+ words) It's been nine days since the runoff election between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto S'nchez and Peruvians are still awaiting a definitive result in what's become a razor-tight election." As of June 15, Fujimori continued to edge ahead with…...
The Panama Manifesto: Challenges facing Venezuela's opposition as they plot a plan forward
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (735+ words) Caracas, Venezuela " Venezuela's opposition members " many of whom are in exile after years of political persecution " agreed in late May in Panama City on a new roadmap to address the current situation in the country, six months after Nicol's Maduro's…...
Chaos on Colombia's Caribbean coast as major highway blocked following military operation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (630+ words) The Troncal del Caribe, a key highway on Colombia's Caribbean coast, has been blocked since a government offensive against the Autodefensas Conquistadores de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN) armed group on Monday morning. It is unclear whether members of the local…...
Mexico World Cup puts spotlight on protest movements
1+ week, 5+ day ago (598+ words) Mexico City, Mexico "As FIFA's opening ceremony kicked off inside the Azteca Stadium on Thursday afternoon, a parallel scene played out on the streets surrounding it. Several social movements converged on Mexico City to protest what many activists are calling…...
Interim-president Delcy Rodr'guez signals intention to re-open Venezuelan mining to foreign companies
1+ week, 6+ day ago (446+ words) Bogot, Colombia " Security forces in Venezuela have clashed with gold miners linked to illegal armed groups in eastern Venezuela's Bolivar State. The move is a signal of U. S. -backed interim-President Delcy Rodriguez's efforts to re-open mining to foreign investors. Yesterday, Venezuelan…...