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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,…

Elections in Argentina: between aporophobia and indifference

On the eve of the Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primary Elections (PASO), Argentine candidates are deploying all their communication strategies to win the hearts and minds of their own and others, preoccupied by two situations: the growing number of undecided…

Argentina’s primary elections: If the right-wing advances, freedom retreats

What do you see? What do you see when you see me? When the lie is the truth Divided On August 13, primary elections will take place in Argentina, in which the final candidates of the different forces in contention…

Kingdom of Spain: A first reflection on the 23 J elections

What seemed like a catastrophe foretold for the left after the municipal and regional elections of 28 May has ended up turning into a bitter defeat for the extreme right-wing PP and Vox on 23 July, preventing them from governing.…

23 July: no vote for the right, but let’s be clear about this

On 23 July we have an unavoidable date with the ballot box. There are different opinions on the left, different political options or perspectives, but we cannot miss the opportunity to use the vote as a means to defeat the…

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