In Portugal’s elections, conservatives take the lead even as far-right surges
The Socialist Party (PS) government, which had been in power in Portugal since 2015, was forced to resign in November when Prime Minister António Costa and some of his ministers got mired in a corruption scandal over lucrative lithium and green hydrogen projects
Right to abortion in Argentina under attack by government of libertarian Javier Milei
The discrepancies over Argentina’s new anti-abortion bill reveal the internal fissures in the right-wing block that has allied with Milei
El “sancionador en jefe” Bob Menendez, acusado de corrupción
Piden a Bob Menendez, que encabeza el brutal régimen de sanciones de Estados Unidos contra varias naciones soberanas, que renuncie después de que se presentaran cargos de corrupción contra él
“Sanctioner-in-Chief” Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges
Bob Menendez, who spearheads the brutal US sanctions regime against several sovereign nations, was asked to resign after corruption charges were filed against him
Guatemalan president-elect Bernardo Arévalo suspends government transition
The announcement came after the State Attorney General’s Office raided electoral facilities and opened ballot boxes of the June elections in which Arévalo had pulled ahead of the candidates acceptable to the establishment and advanced to the August run-off
What’s behind the post-election crisis in Guatemala?
Indigenous Guatemalan leader Carlos Barrientos Aragón reflects on the crisis that has unfolded in the country following the elections
Guatemala heads to run-off elections elections amid record levels of abstention
On August 20, the people of Guatemala will choose between former first lady Sandra Torres and sociologist Bernardo Arévalo
Anti-corruption journalist in Guatemala sentenced to six years in prison
José Rubén Zamora Marroquín was arrested in July 2022, which many believe because he exposed several corruption cases and fraudulent businesses of the Alejandro Giammattei government
Ecuadorian opposition rejects dissolution of parliament
The majority of Ecuador’s political parties have rejected the dissolution of the National Assembly, arguing that the grounds established in the constitution to dissolve it, do not exist at the moment
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso dissolves parliament through “cross death” mechanism
Lasso’s decision comes a day after the National Assembly began an impeachment hearing against him, which could have removed him from office
Ecuadorian legislature votes for impeachment trial against President Lasso
Under Ecuador’s constitution, at any time during the trial Lasso could dissolve the Assembly and govern by decree for up to six months, after which he would have to call for new elections. He has told press that he would not hesitate to dissolve the congress if his removal were imminent
Ecuadorian president’s alleged associate found murdered following corruption allegations
Businessman Rubén Chérres was assassinated days after the Constitutional Court of Ecuador approved the request by opposition legislators to impeach conservative President Guillermo Lasso
