In order to expedite an overhaul of Ecuador’s judiciary, President Rafael Correa has declared a 60-day state of exception. But opponents allege that the president is blurring the separation of powers.

President Sebastián Piñera may seek to pass a popular but politically challenging reform of Chile’s binomial system.

With former First Lady Sandra Torres out of the race, retired General Otto Pérez Molina faces little competition in the lead up to Guatemala’s September 11 presidential election.