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April 15, 2016

Americas
This Week in Markets and Democracy: Peru’s Elections, Corruption Arrests, and Panama Papers Response

Peru’s Presidential Candidates Head to Second Round On June 5, Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, will face former finance minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru’s pr…

People walk past campaign electoral signs of Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in Cuzco, Peru, April 11, 2016 (Reuters/Janine Costa).

June 27, 2017

South America
South America's Turn to Deadlock

Scholars of Latin America spent much of the first decade of this century discussing the causes and consequences of the region's turn to the left, under Venezuela's Chávez, Argentina's Kirchners, Braz…

Rodrigo Garrido

December 8, 2015

Elections and Voting
Ten Elections to Watch in 2016

Numerous countries will hold elections in 2016. Here are ten to watch. 

Nicaragua-elections-671-411

June 10, 2016

Peru
Great Political Comeback in Peru

This is a guest blog post by Ivan Rebolledo, managing partner of TerraNova Strategic Partners. Sunday’s election pitted the two versions of the Peruvian right against each other: the populist, Keiko…

February 27, 2017

Mexico
Why Mexico Needs a Second Round

View article in Spanish, originally published in El Financiero. Mexico’s presidential elections for decades have been a one shot deal. Whomever wins the most votes—paltry as that count may be—goes o…