Guide: October 2015 Elections in Latin America
Guide: October 2015 Elections in Latin America
On October 25, 2015, four countries across Latin America and the Caribbean held either local or presidential elections. Click through the tabs to learn about what's at stake in each vote.
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"Putting the country in the midst of regional political tug-of-war would not be the best," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Miami Herald.
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On October 25, Argentina held general elections to choose a new president, vice president, 154 congressional seats, and governorships in 11 out of 23 provinces—including Buenos Aires. The presidential race had three frontrunners: Daniel Scioli of the Victory Front coalition, Mauricio Macri of the Let's Change coalition, and Sergio Massa of the United for a New Alternative coalition.
Principales Momentos: Macri, Massa y Scioli en #CouncilARG
Principales Momentos: Macri, Massa y Scioli en #CouncilARG
Los principales candidatos no se han reunido en un debate presidencial, pero en la conferencia de AS/COA en agosto de 2015, Mauricio Macri, Sergio Massa y Daniel Scioli presentaron por primera vez en el mismo foro, sus propuestas para el futuro del país.
Vea nuestro blog de la conferencia con videos completos de las presentaciones.
In Colombia's October 25 local elections, voters elected governors for all 32 departments, along with 1,102 mayors and 12,492 other municipal posts. Although not on this ballot, looming large over these elections were the ongoing peace talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (the FARC), which divided public opinion, parties, and candidates along pro- and anti-peace process lines.
It may not be a surprise that Enrique Peñalosa will be Bogota's next mayor, but Federico Gutiérrez's win in Medellin was an upset.
Days before Colombia’s local elections, we give a rundown of races in Medellin, Cali, Cartagena, and more.
Enrique Peñalosa has a comfortable nine-point lead per Gallup going into the October 25 race for Colombia’s second-most powerful position.
The race for mayor of Bogota, often called the second most powerful position in the country, is a nail-biter.
The first round of Guatemala's election, held on September 6, took place days after the sitting president stepped down over a customs fraud scandal. Then, on election day, a former poll frontrunner not only failed to win, but was edged out of the runoff by fewer than 0.2 percent of votes. With no candidate earning the 50-percent-plus-one needed for a first-round victory, former comedian Jimmy Morales beat ex-First Lady Sandra Torres by a huge margin in the October 25 runoff.
The ex-comedian and political outsider beat a former first lady by 35 points in the October 25 runoff, but he'll face a divided Congress.
The ex-comedian [or “political outsider”] joined the race late, but polls give him a formidable lead ahead of Sunday’s runoff vote.
The former comedian’s positioning as an outsider is proving tough for Sandra Torres to beat, both in the polls and in debates.
On September 6, a former comedian seen as a political outsider took the lion’s share of votes but failed to stave off a second round.
Cynicism may be running high among Guatemalan voters amid a presidential impeachment process, but the September 6 general elections will go on.
The country’s elections have become a backdrop to a dramatic scandal engulfing the presidency.
Since January, President Michel Martelly has ruled by decree due to the term expiration of two-thirds of Senate seats and the entire Chamber of Deputies. Though legislative elections were held on August 9, widespread violence at polls invalidated many results and votes were recast in 25 out of 119 constituencies on October 25, the same day as the presidential vote.
Four years late, Haitians at last chose their next parliament, which dissolved in January when legislators’ terms expired.