Daniel Zovatto

Voters look for their names in the electoral roster at a polling station during the Nicaragua's presidential elections in Managua, November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

The rapidly deteriorating quality of democracy in Latin America

Friday, February 28, 2020

A girl plays with a poster during the closing campaign rally of Sandra Torres, presidential candidate for the National Unity of Hope (UNE), in Villanueva, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Guatemala June 14, 2019. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria - RC1DED5E1700

The anger vote in times of democratic fatigue

Thursday, June 27, 2019

A woman holds a sign reading "Macri, enough with the IMF," during a protest against the Group 20 summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci - RC1E56843680

Argentina, from bad to worse

Saturday, May 4, 2019

A man reads a newspaper with the picture of presidential candidate Nayib Bukele, who proclaimed himself the winner of the presidential election, in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas - RC1E1FB2F750

Bukele wins: Out with the old, in with the new

Monday, February 18, 2019

Brazilians cast their votes in a runoff election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes - RC1728DA9000

2018 electoral marathon: Voters vent anger

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Signs that read "Mobilization for Democracy, respect for the people's vote" during a strike against President Evo Morales' bid for re-election in 2019, in La Paz, Bolivia October 10, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado - RC1261A1C320

Latin American democracy faces its midlife crisis

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

A girl wearing a dress with the colours of Costa Rica's flag takes part in a parade to commemorate Costa Rica's Independence Day in San Jose, Costa Rica, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate - S1BEUBMSKTAB

Runoff election in Costa Rica: What the Latin American experience teaches us.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

A voter casts a vote at a polling station during Costa Rica's presidential election run-off in San Jose April 6, 2014. A centre-left academic who has never been elected to office is expected to cruise to victory in Costa Rica's presidential election run-off on Sunday after his ruling party rival pulled out. Solis, a former diplomat, rode a wave of anti-government sentiment over rising inequality and corruption scandals to finish ahead in a first round of voting in February, surprising pollsters who had placed him fourth. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1EA470DQC01

What’s at stake in the 2018 Latin American electoral marathon

Monday, January 22, 2018

Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera waves to supporters after winning Chile's presidential election, in Santiago, December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado - RC1792F5CCD0

Election of Piñera and the end of an epoch in Chile

Friday, December 22, 2017

An opposition supporter holds up the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras during a protest over a contested presidential election with allegations of electoral fraud in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC196841EE20

Honduras: Reelection, institutional weakness, and threat to governability

Friday, December 22, 2017