What Would AMLO’s Election Reforms Mean for Mexico?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on Mexican President López Obrador’s proposed electoral reform.
Democratic Governance
In recent years, the state of democratic governance in Latin America has been decidedly mixed. Discussion has turned away from elections and the leftward swings in several countries. Electoral contests are increasingly a matter of routine, and ideology has become notably less salient. The debate now centers on how leaders and institutions confront the complicated tasks of managing their economic and social affairs while representing heterogeneous societies with heightened demands and expectations.
The Inter-American Dialogue closely monitors the state of democratic governance and the rule of law in the countries of the Western Hemisphere. Our analysis, reports, and exchanges serve to encourage compliance with regional and international democratic commitments. In recent years, the Dialogue has placed emphasis on elections, press freedom, public opinion within Latin America’s growing middle class, and the implications of political shifts.
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A Push for Freedom: Ensuring a Democratic Transition in Nicaragua Through International Pressure
On May 9, 2022, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a public event to discuss the current democratic erosion in Nicaragua and the ways the international community should react to increasing impunity by the Ortega-Murillo regime.
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Shifter: “El tema de la democracia es fundamental en la agenda de la Cumbre de las Américas y no se puede dejarla afuera”
Michael Shifter, expresidente y senior fellow del Diálogo Interamericano dialogó con el periódico Confidencial sobre la Cumbre de las Américas. Los desafíos de cara a la reunión de los jefes de estado, sus posibles logros y el contexto regional en el cual se desempeñará dicho encuentro.
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Uruguay cuenta con una gran estabilidad democrática y alto nivel de libertad con respecto a América Latina. Ante un escenario complejo para la democracia en el continente, [Uruguay] se eleva con su democracia en este momento.
This marks the culmination of a deeply flawed US policy that failed to confront early on the criminality and corruption of the Honduran president in exchange for his cooperation on migration. It’s not a happy story, or one the United States should be proud of, but one maybe the United States will learn from.