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1 day ago

Pressure mounts on Peru's election authorities amid presidential race delay

Calls for the resignation of Piero Corvetto have intensified as delays and alleged irregularities in the presidential vote count have rattled investor confidence and heightened uncertainty.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
17 hours ago

No regrets': Venezuela's Machado defends giving Nobel medal to Trump

Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, expressing support for his actions against Maduro in Venezuela.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Venezuela's Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture

Maria Corina Machado aims to revive political change in Venezuela amid challenges from Delcy Rodriguez and U.S. support for her rival.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand

David Herrera registered the brand name Pedro Piscal with a Chilean commercial regulator in 2023 and began selling his pisco in off-licences and restaurants. Herrera stated, 'We tried a few names and Pedro Piscal stuck.'
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4 days ago

Colombia's Petro Forced to Seek Congressional Approval for Gambling VAT After Courts Block Emergency Decrees

Colombia's Constitutional Court declared President Petro's economic emergency decree unconstitutional, halting a 13-month effort to tax online gambling.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Peru's ballot count drags on amid frustration with presidential election

Peru's general election faces fraud claims and voter frustration amid chaotic politics and delayed results.
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fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Peru general elections: Fujimori leading, runoff likely

Peru's election featured a fragmented electorate amid crime and corruption, with Keiko Fujimori and Rafael Lopez Aliaga likely heading to a runoff.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Peru extends voting for president into Monday after chaos at polling stations

Peruvians face delays in presidential election results due to technical issues and extended voting for those unable to cast ballots.
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fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Peru election results delayed after thousands get a one-day voting extension

Peruvian presidential election faces delays due to logistical issues, prompting extended voting for over 52,000 residents.
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fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Peru general elections: No clear frontrunner, runoff likely

Peru's election features 35 candidates amid rising crime and corruption, with no clear favorite and a likely runoff expected in June.
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fromCornell Chronicle
3 days ago

Ex-Costa Rican president warns of 'great reversal' in democracy | Cornell Chronicle

Global democracy is facing a significant decline due to rising authoritarianism and weakening public trust in democratic institutions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Chile's far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site

Colonia Dignidad was a fenced enclave where Paul Schafer held as many as 300 people with minimal contact with the outside world, subjecting them to severe abuse and torture.
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1 month ago

Chile's President Kast tosses out dozens of environmental protections

Chile's new President Jose Antonio Kast suspended 43 environmental regulations covering emissions, pollution, and national parks to prioritize economic growth and job creation over environmental protections.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Kast is more like Trump': Chile's environmentalists prepare to do battle for the country's future

The highlands are the sustenance of life, and all that water comes down from the mountains to the valleys, such as Azapa and Lluta and to the coast. The city of Arica is on the coast. So, we have a very serious problem. We will not have water—not for agriculture, not for livestock, not for tourism.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Jose Antonio Kast, the Pinochet fan about to swerve Chile to the far right

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile's presidency with 58% of the vote by promising tough crime solutions, despite Chile's murder rate being relatively low compared to other Latin American countries.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Fears for women's rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

Jose Antonio Kast, a 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, has consistently blocked progressive bids for women's rights and equality across his three-decade career in politics. As a congressman, Kast voted against divorce when Chile became one of the last countries of the world to legalise it in 2004 and vehemently opposed the legalisation of abortion under limited exceptions when it was passed in 2017.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Juan Gabriel Tokatlian: If Peru, Colombia, and Brazil shift to the right, the US will have the bulk of Latin America under its influence'

The Trump administration is reviving Cold War-era domination strategies toward Latin America, asserting U.S. power and demanding regional compliance through coordinated diplomatic pressure.
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2 months ago

We want this movement to be massive': how Chilean women's football is leading the way

The Chilean players' association officially became a union in December, and its president, Javiera Moreno, believes there needs to be women's representation in players' unions around the world. We want this movement to become massive, says the former Universidad Catolica captain. Our goal is to spread this to other countries. I don't know if in other places the path will be to have a specific union for women. This was needed here, but I think there needs to be at least representation of women's players within every country's footballers' union.
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2 months ago

Chile's president-elect Kast unveils Cabinet: Few party members, business allies and drug tests

Jose Antonio Kast announced a 24-member Cabinet, led by Claudio Alvarado, prioritizing crime-fighting and economic revival with many nonparty and business-affiliated ministers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15

Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 15 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave. Chile's president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country's central Biobio region and the neighbouring Nuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital.
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2 months ago

'A big crisis'

On November 28, with just weeks remaining until the run-off in Chile's presidential election, far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast issued a warning. "To the irregular immigrants in Chile," he said, "I tell you that 103 days remain for you to leave our country voluntarily." Kast ultimately won the election and is expected to be sworn in on March 11. But so far, in the highlands of Chile's most northerly region, the immigrant exodus that some expected has not occurred.
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1 month ago

In Colombia primaries, Paloma Valencia's strong performance complicates presidential race

Senator Paloma Valencia's primary victory with over three million votes strengthens the center-right bloc and threatens far-right candidate De la Espriella's presidential leadership ahead of Colombia's May election.
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1 month ago
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Colombia elects Congress, chooses presidential candidates amid US tensions

Colombians voted on Sunday to elect 102 senators and 182 representatives while selecting presidential candidates across three political blocs amid security concerns and U.S. pressure.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago
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Colombia's congressional election gets underway

Colombia holds parliamentary elections Sunday with 41 million eligible voters electing 286 lawmakers, serving as a barometer for leftist President Gustavo Petro's coalition amid crime, economic challenges, and political polarization.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Colombia elects Congress, chooses presidential candidates amid US tensions

Colombians voted on Sunday to elect 102 senators and 182 representatives while selecting presidential candidates across three political blocs amid security concerns and U.S. pressure.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Colombia's congressional election gets underway

Colombia holds parliamentary elections Sunday with 41 million eligible voters electing 286 lawmakers, serving as a barometer for leftist President Gustavo Petro's coalition amid crime, economic challenges, and political polarization.
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1 month ago

A 15-year-old teenager, missing since 1986, officially recognized as a victim of the Pinochet dictatorship

Luis had been missing for four decades, ever since he disappeared at age 15 during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973–1990). The notice came from a court in Arica, in the far north of Chile, summoning him for failing to vote in the May elections for constitutional councilors, according to records from the Electoral Service (Servel). Under Chile's compulsory voting law, anyone who does not vote must provide a justification; otherwise, they face sanctions.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The Venezuelan opposition moves past the 2024 elections and prepares for the next ones

Venezuela's hardline opposition shifts strategy from rejecting elections to preparing for new electoral competition following U.S. military intervention that captured Maduro in January.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Acquittal of Chile riot officer who blinded protester raises impunity fears

A Santiago court ruled Lt Col Claudio Crespo legitimately defended his actions after shooting and blinding protester Gustavo Gatica, raising concerns about impunity and heavy-handed policing.
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fromPrivacy International
2 months ago

Argentina's election authorities must guarantee the right to a universally accessible secret vote

Argentina's October 2025 legislative elections failed to guarantee secret, private, and non-discriminatory voting for blind, partially sighted, illiterate, and other vulnerable voters.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Latin America: In the Shadow of the US | Ep 1 Coups

US-backed Cold War interventions in Latin America led to military coups, dictatorships, covert operations, resistance movements, regional repression, and lasting political instability.
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2 months ago

Laura Fernandez, the governing party's candidate, will be Costa Rica's next president after a decisive firstround win

Laura Fernandez, 39, is set to become the next president of Costa Rica after winning a decisive firstround victory in Sunday's general election. With more than 80% of ballots counted, the Electoral Tribunal reported that the Sovereign People's Party (PPS) the political organization of outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves and Fernandez secured about 50% of the vote. The election also marked a symbolic turning point in Costa Rica's chronic problem of low voter turnout.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Latin America seeks its own voice in a turbulent world

Seven Latin American heads of state convened in Panama at CAF's 2026 forum, turning a trade-focused meeting into a politically charged regional multilateral summit.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Bernardo Arevalo: Guatemala's democracy is at stake in the coming month'

Guatemala's democracy faces a decisive struggle as reformist President Arevalo confronts entrenched corrupt powers resisting judicial and institutional reforms during critical upcoming appointments.
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