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Ballot boxes for gubernatorial and municipal elections in Mexico (AP)
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Explainer: Mexico's 2018 Gubernatorial Elections
May 2, 2018
/ Carin Zissis

The governing PRI could lose all nine races, but it’s not the only party at risk. Here’s why these seats matter, along with potential victors ahead of July 1.

Mexico
Democracy & Elections
Paraguayan presidential candidates Efrain Alegre and Mario Abdo Benitez
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Explainer: Paraguay's 2018 Elections
April 17, 2018
/ Elizabeth Gonzalez

The governing party presidential candidate leads polls ahead of the April 22 election. Young voters could play a big role—if they show up.

Paraguay
Democracy & Elections
Mexican presidential candidates: Ricardo Anaya (PAN), Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador aka AMLO (Morena), Jose Antonio Meade (PRI), Jaime El Bronco Rodriguez, Margarita Zavala (independent)
Explainers
Explainer: Mexico's 2018 Election and Presidential Candidates
April 5, 2018
/ Carin Zissis

The presidential race is officially underway. Here's the rundown on the country’s biggest election in history.

Mexico
Democracy & Elections
Colombian election polling site (AP)
Explainers
Explainer: Colombia's 2018 Legislative Elections
March 8, 2018
/ Holly K. Sonneland

The March 11 vote—the first in the FARC post-conflict era—will have significant implications for the May presidential vote.

Colombia
Democracy & Elections
A man votes in Costa Rica's presidential election. (AP)
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Explainer: Costa Rica's 2018 Elections
January 18, 2018
/ Holly K. Sonneland

Just before the February 4 first round, court rulings have stirred the social order in the traditionally conservative country.

Costa Rica
Democracy & Elections
Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega. (AP)
Explainers
Explainer: A Look at Reelection in the Americas
December 7, 2017
/ Holly K. Sonneland

As Bolivia’s Evo Morales eyes a fourth consecutive term, we look at other places in the Americas where the topic of reelection has made waves in recent years.

Democracy & Elections
Juan Orlando Hernández
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Explainer: The 2017 Honduran Presidential Election
November 21, 2017
/ Julia d'Amours

Polls show President Juan Orlando Hernández could win a second term on November 26 in a country where the issue of reelection sparked turmoil eight years ago.

Honduras
Democracy & Elections
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