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Colombia authorities offer security and democratic assurances ahead of elections

Read More Bogotá, Colombia – On Sunday, Colombians will elect their representatives in Congress and begin to whittle down the long list of presidential candidates.  Some humanitarian organizations warn that in regions marked by violence, the integrity of the electoral and democratic process is under threat. President Gustavo Petro has also denounced transparency issues, publicly…

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Democratic backsliding or a blip?: Chile’s Kast withdraws from power transition talks

Read More Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast pulled his incoming administration out of transition talks with leftist outgoing President Gabriel Boric on Wednesday, days before the inauguration.  Kast claimed that Boric and his administration had withheld information regarding the construction of an underwater sea cable connecting Chile to China. Boric disputed this, telling the…

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