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The more violence dominates, the more necessary humanism becomes.

Just before Chile lives its second ratifying vote on the Constitution, we talk to Efren Osorio, Secretary General of the Humanist Action party. Efren welcomes us in his office and smiles when we mention how accurate his political and electoral…

Argentina was on the brink: did it step forward?

The far-right Javier Milei is the new president of Argentina for the next four years: on taking office he ratified his “chainsaw” plan and said that the adjustment would fall on the state and not on the private sector, but…

Bangladesh election not likely in early January

The much-awaited national election to the 12th Parliament of Bangladesh is likely to be rescheduled, and not postponed. By Saleem Samad The governing party Awami League’s top leader Obaidul Quader and Minister for Roads and Bridges said on Wednesday that…

The “libertarian” Javier Milei will be Argentina’s next President

Argentina embraced the far right. Javier Milei, 53, won the second round of Argentina’s elections with 56% of the vote against the current economy minister Sergio Massa, who won 44% of the vote. Massa, the economy minister in a country…

The Argentinian people need a breather

As if nothing had happened and time had not passed in the last forty years, Argentines are once again seeing the monstrosity emerge in the political arena. Riding on the back of a regressive global wave, the conservative right and…

There will be a ballotage in Argentina Build vs Destroy

Sergio Massa of Unión Por la Patria won with more than 36% of the votes and will participate in the ballotage on 19 November (Image from Sergio Massa’s Instagram). Argentinians will have to wait 27 days to find out who…

Chile, from Approval to Contra. The hope and determination of its people

Approximately a year ago, the Constitutional Convention process ended in a hard defeat when the rejection option was imposed over the approval in the exit plebiscite, allowing those who considered that the “refoundational” constitutional text was opposed to the “soul…

Colombia, From the Guerrilla to the Ballot Box

A conversation with Pastor Alape, former guerrilla mayoral candidate for the Comunes Party. By Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Laura Devia López On May 4, 2023, during the International Summit on Nonviolence held in Antioquia, Colombia, a handshake shocked those who…

Luisa González, on her way to becoming the first woman President of Ecuador

The candidate of Revolución Ciudadana won the first round of the elections with more than 33% of the votes, and in the run-off ballot she will be able to add votes from indigenous and progressive sectors. The right-wing candidate, who…

Argentina: The far-right advances, the bipartisanship retreats, the dinosaur is still there

Argentines never cease to surprise: on a wintry but sunny Sunday, they put the recycled bipartisanship in intensive care in the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Compulsory (PASO) elections, when the far-right Javier Milei, until two years ago a TV panelist,…

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