Tagged: South America
Conrad Omodiagbe
Peruvian President Faces Impeachment
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has pushed back against his opponents, days ahead of an impeachment vote, accusing Congress Chief Manuel Merino of “conspiracy” by trying to secure military assurances for a bid to oust him. This comes after congress voted on September 11, 2020, to open impeachment proceedings against Vizcarra over accusations that he incited […]
Farida Adamu
Cuba Elects Provincial Governors
For the first time since 1959, governors and deputy governors were elected in Cuba. A new Constitution, proposed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel and approved last year, established a Provincial Government of People’s Power in each province. The constitutional reform process began in June 2018 and ended with the approval of the new Constitution in April […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Bolivia: New Election Bill Bars Evo Morales
On the 23rd of November, the Bolivian Congress passed a bill to make way for fresh elections in the country. This comes after weeks of unrest following the hotly contested October 20 presidential election. Backstory Longtime president Evo Morales was declared the winner of the October election but allegations of vote-rigging and other election irregularities […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales Resigns
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has announced his resignation. The embattled president made the announcement in a televised speech on Sunday, the 10th of November. What Happened? Morales has largely been criticised for overstaying his welcome and disrespecting Bolivia’s democracy and the October 20th Presidential election in which Morales claimed victory was marred by controversies. After […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Argentina’s Incumbent Loses Presidential Election
The people of Argentina have handed a decisive victory to Alberto Fernandez in the country’s presidential election held on the 27th of October. Fernandez earned 48 per cent of the votes, comfortably sailing to victory and beating incumbent President Mauricio Macri who received only 40 per cent of the votes. According to Argentina’s electoral procedure, […]
Farida Adamu
Uruguay Heads to Run-Off Election
The top two presidential candidates in Uruguay will participate in a run-off election as neither of them received over 50 per cent of the votes as required by Uruguayan electoral law. Daniel Martinez from the ruling Broad Front received 38.6% of the votes while Luis Lacalle Pou of the centre-right National Party received a meagre […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Violence in Bolivia Over Presidential Election
The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has claimed victory in the just concluded presidential election held in the country on the 20th of October. However, his victory was greeted with violent protests across the country, a scenario which is reminiscent of the protests against his bid to contest for the presidential seat for the fourth […]