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Venezuela's dual power situation

Venezuela now has two parliamentary presidents and a divided opposition. What does this mean for the upcoming elections?

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Mexico's recentralisation of power

Even under the leftist government, violence is soaring. President López Obrador relies on the military and centralised power

By Sandra Weiss

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'Social democracy is the way out of this'

Welfare state or authoritarian neoliberalism? Chile's crisis could send a strong signal globally, says Cristóbal R. Kaltwasser

By Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser

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Mind the representation gap

In Latin America, most citizens don't feel represented by the political class. Now, their dissatisfaction has turned into unrest

By Svenja Blanke and Valeska Hesse

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Can Uruguay resist Latin America's authoritarian reflex?

After the upcoming elections, the continent's showpiece left-wing alliance Frente Amplio might not be governing anymore

By Sebastian Sperling

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Bolivia's presidential race: Evo 4.0?

Despite his controversial candidacy, Evo Morales will likely be re-elected — thanks to a strong economy and a split opposition

By Philipp Kauppert

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A call to arms 2.0

In Colombia, a FARC splinter group has announced rearmament. But that doesn’t mean the end of the peace process

By Kristina Birke Daniels

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The global footprint of right-wing populists

The triumph of the right is changing the world order. And Bolsonaro's Brazil is at the forefront of it all

By Katharina Hofmann De Moura

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'Women are the perfect instrument for the neoliberal system'

Former Chilean presidential candidate Beatriz Sánchez on feminism, climate change and left-wing politics in Latin America

By Beatriz Sánchez

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A bad deal?

Civil society looks at the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement as a defeat, not a victory — and now France threatens to block it

By Susanne Stollreiter