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Costa Rica Presidential Candidates in Technical Tie with a Week to Go – poll
Fabricio Alvarado wins 43 percent of likely voters, while Carlos Alvarado has 42 percent, while undecided voters account for 15 percent, according to data from the survey by the Center for Research and Political Studies (CIEP) of the State…
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In farewell message, Peruâs president pleads âIâm not a corrupt personâ
 In a two page letter, Peruâs president said he was innocent of all wrongdoings credited to him in the Odebrecht scandal and criticized the disclosure of allegedly âflawed reportsâ
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Colombian center-right Duque alliance can win Presidency in first round
According to recent polls in Colombia's presidential elections the center-right alliance, led by former presidents Ălvaro Uribe and AndrĂ©s Pastrana, and headed by a ticket of IvĂĄn Duque and Marta LucĂa RamĂrez, would win the presidency in…
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Petro is offering a “trojan horse” to Colombia, says economist Daniel Lacalle
Economist Daniel Lacalle says leftists like Gustavo Petro "use Scandinavia because it appears to be socialist, when in fact these countries are leaders in economic freedom, respect of private property, private banking, and free enterprise.…
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Macri “Thankful” for Alliance between Kirchnerism and Labor Unions
While Argentinian President Mauricio Macri positions himself as the candidate of the incumbent party, Cambiemos, for reelection next year, the opposition looks lost. Peronism is struggling with what to do with Cristina Kirchner.…
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New Venezuelan opposition alliance shuns popular leaders, welcomes chavistas ‘light’
For the creation of the new "Broad Front," the MUD did not reach out to popular leaders in the Soy Venezuela Alliance but was willing to align itself with former chavistas, guilty of human rights violations.
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Mexico: LĂłpez Obrador’s Growing Intolerance to Criticism
The intolerance of Mexican presidential candidate AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador and his followers to criticism is already well known to many journalists, academics and intellectuals âthey suffered physical aggression, faced death threats, or…
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Ivan Duque Wins Colombian Primary with 4M Votes, Picks Ramirez as VP
Yesterday Colombians went to the polls to vote in both Congressional elections and two presidential primaries, on the left and right. Centro Democratico's Ivan Duque was the big winner of the night, as he racked up an impressive 4m votes in…
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Colombian Cartoonist Is Sued for his Satire of Candidate Ivan Duque
Attorney JosĂ© Luis Reyes Villamizar, a supporter of the Centro Democratico party in Colombia, has filed a legal action known as a "tutela" in Spanish, against the newspaper El Tiempo and CĂ©sar GonzĂĄlez, known by the artistic name of…
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Colombian center-right candidate Duque tied with left-wing opponent in polls
The latest poll conducted by the survey company Guarumo, which measures the intention to vote in Colombia, revealed a technical tie between Ivan Duque and Gustavo Petro for the presidential elections in May. Ivan Duque's increased to 23.6%…
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An Evening with Gustavo Petro: The Current Darling of the Colombian Left
The latest poll confirms Petro's surprisingly favorable electoral fortunes, but also indicates that the center-right is coalescing around Alvaro Uribe-backed Senator Ivan Duque. Petro and Duque are currently tied in first at 22%, while…
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Venezuelan Catholic bishops call presidential elections a âdistraction maneuverâ
The international community strongly condemned Nicolas Maduroâs decision to move up the presidential elections in Venezuela to the first quarter of the year.
Now, Venezuela's Catholic bishops have added their voices to the…
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