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The Mayor Who Wants to Be Uruguay’s President

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.

The most effective leaders during the pandemic have been mayors. It’s interesting to examine why.

Los líderes locales están abordando grandes problemas – frecuentemente sin el partidismo que paraliza a la política nacional.

Los líderes más eficaces durante la pandemia han sido los alcaldes. Es interesante examinar el porqué.

Os líderes mais eficazes durante a pandemia são prefeitos. É interessante analisar o por quê.

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.