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The Old-School Politician Doing New Things in Argentina

In Argentina’s northernmost and highest capital, a fourth-term mayor has changed the environmental landscape.

Yamandú Orsi leads Uruguay’s second-biggest city, but his ambitions don’t stop there.

The first female mayor of Tumaco, María Emilsen Angulo took office just in time for a global pandemic.

Local leaders are tackling big problems – often without the partisanship paralyzing national politics.

Foreign involvement is inevitable, but the mistakes of the past can be avoided.

Ortega ha ido desmantelando la democracia por más de una década. El es alentado por la impunidad.

Ortega has been dismantling democracy for more than a decade. He is emboldened by impunity.

A “VIP vaccination” scandal and rising poverty may not be enough to unseat Argentina’s dominant political movement.

AMLO’s coalition lost precious seats in Congress, placing a hurdle on his plans to pursue constitutional changes.

Mexico’s president is lending a hand to his own party ahead of the June mid-term vote – while blurring the lines on campaign rules.

Investors are right to be concerned about the upcoming constitutional assembly.

A long lame duck period is feeding a polarized scenario in a pivotal year for Chile.

Members of civil society react to Congress’ firing of the attorney general and Supreme Court justices.

The inquiry probably won’t bring down the president, but it has the potential to reduce his chances to win reelection next year.

Months from the largest elections in the country’s history, an electoral institution finds itself drawn into public battle.