Elections

Members of Congress urged the Biden Administration to denounce human rights violations in the country

According to a set of independent surveys, the mental health crisis affecting Latino children ranks as a top issue of concern

A report by the Baker Institute outlined the main reasons for optimism and caution in the country as it gets ready to elect AMLO's successor

As election day nears, some Republican candidates are beginning to drop out, no longer aspiring to clinch the GOP candidacy.

El Salvador's general elections are slated for Feb. 4 which will elect the president, vice president, and all 60 deputies of the legislative assembly. Later, on March 3, another election will be held for the election of all 44 mayors and municipal councils.

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan began voting Tuesday in general elections with parties vowing to tackle serious economic challenges, calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth.

The organization focuses its effort on educating younger generations to increase the amount of registered voters

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Speaking with The Latin Times, Hanke, who has worked on the issue with different countries, outlined the next steps the government should take

A gradual end to currency controls, the privatization of several state entities and "shutting down the central bank and adopting the US dollar", among them

The so-called Libertarian outsider won Sunday runoff against Sergio Massa with a landslide vote

Polls have the candidates neck-and-neck, with Javier Milei at a very slight advantage over Sergio Massa

The legislator represents the youngest and most Latino district in the state

Left-wing heads of State from Colombia, Spain, Mexico and Brazil supported the Peronist candidate, while former right-wing ones sided with the outsider

The dire state of the economy is the main concern of voters weary of repeated fiscal crises, inflation and currency controls.

New figures show the President losing six key swing states he won in 2020 and a sharp drop among Hispanics. The economy is an Achilles heel

The Latin Times spoke to Shila Vilker, head of political consultancy firm TresPuntoZero about the key issues that could determine who becomes the next president

Over the past year, Argentina has experienced near-hyperinflation and a foreign currency scarcity as central bankers struggle to repay a $33 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund

Argentina is heading to a runoff presidential election race between Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who has overseen record inflation, and the chainsaw-wielding, TikTok-savvy outsider Javier Milei.

To avoid a runoff election on November 19, a candidate needs to win 45 percent of the vote Sunday, or 40 percent with a difference of 10 points or more over the nearest rival.

Argentines will vote for a new president on Sunday, gripped by anxiety and with one thing in mind: escaping an economic quagmire that has seen annual inflation hit almost 140 percent.

The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won 194 seats in the 460-seat parliament compared to 248 for three opposition parties that are likely to form a governing coalition.

Venezuela's government and opposition agreed in a fresh round of negotiations Tuesday that presidential elections will be held in the second half of next year, with international observers present.

Argentina is Latin America's third-largest economy, bursting with natural resources, but has been unable to claw its way out of decades of economic instability that has brought its population to its knees.

Lower levels of confidence in the government, economic outlook and problems to afford shelter may influence voters on Sunday

Ecuadorians vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate

Argentina's election campaign was marked by heated exchanges Wednesday as the incumbent president pressed charges against frontrunner candidate Javier Milei for dissing the national currency, which subsequently crashed.

The US dollar broke through the symbolic 1,000 peso mark on Argentina's parallel market on Tuesday, as citizens scramble to dump the currency two weeks before a presidential election, according to websites tracking the rate.

A majority of 13 opposition candidates rejected the CNE's request to move the primary vote from Oct. 22 to Nov. 19.

Ahead of the general election, which will take place on Oct. 22, presidential candidates Javier Milei, Sergio Massa, Patricia Bullrich, Juan Schiaretti and Myriam Bregman took part in a debate.