Mexico's big election day is this Sunday. Carin Zissis identifies three things to watch when the results come in:
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Peru could turn into a port hub in the Pacific, attracting shipping from neighboring countries such as Chile, Ecuador and Colombia, writes Alfredo E Thorne.
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NEW: In two decades, Peru has gone from fast growth and poverty reduction to fractious politics and a dwindling economy.

On the latest AQ Podcast, Alfredo E Thorne joins to discuss how the country might get back on track.
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Mexico will hold the largest general election in its history this Sunday.

AQ asked experts to help us analyze the top presidential contenders and their platforms:
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NEW: With Peru now benefiting from its bid to become a port hub on the Pacific, can economic overperformance once again move politics to the back seat?

Alfredo E Thorne looks at whether that is really possible:
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NEW: The bitter and highly personal battle between Luis Arce and Evo Morales is taking a visible toll on Bolivia’s economy and overall stability, writes Rich Brown.
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NEW: Congress, gubernatorial races and the youth vote: read Carin Zissis on why to watch these three things in the run-up to Mexico’s Sunday election.
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Guillermo Francos is widely perceived as one of the government’s most politically savvy figures, writes Juan Cruz Diaz. But now he must do both his old job and his new one.
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NEW: Javier Milei’s appointment of a new cabinet chief comes at a delicate moment, writes Juan Cruz Diaz. With his economic agenda still in Congress, Guillermo Francos’ success is essential.
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NEW: Without mutual guarantees for Chavismo and the opposition, the road towards re-institutionalization and democratization in Venezuela could remain elusive, writes Michael Penfold.
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In the Dominican Republic, will newly re-elected President Abinader tackle constitutional or fiscal reform in his second term, or seek to shore up the nation’s struggling public services?
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NEW: From climate change and the Panama Canal to migration and US-China competition: how will Panama’s President-elect José Raúl Mulino deal with his country’s challenges?

Mat Youkee joins the latest AQ Podcast to discuss.
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Being a madre buscadora in Mexico is a dangerous job, write Julia Zulver and Gema Kloppe-Santamaría.

Beyond the immediate pain of having lost a child, women face threats and attacks from violent actors who do not want them to investigate these crimes.
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How will Abinader choose to spend his renewed political capital?
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Abinader himself said during the campaign that whoever won the election would have to do a fiscal reform. But raising taxes will not be popular, writes Rosario Espinal.
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Venezuela is expected to hold elections on July 28, though most observers do not expect the vote to be free or fair.

AQ asked experts to help us assess the leading candidates and their platforms:
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After cruising to reelection in the Dominican Republic, President Abinader has tough choices to make on constitutional reform, anti-corruption efforts and the country’s finances, writes Rosario Espinal:

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Mexico's leading presidential candidates are downplaying the country's fiscal peril, writes Carlos Ramírez F..

Whoever wins, the next president will face a set of challenges that is 'probably the most fearsome in 25 years.'

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NEW: After the Dominican Republic’s Luis Abinader won reelection in yesterday’s election, the question now is how he will spend his renewed political capital, writes Rosario Espinal.
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Dominicans vote today to elect their next president.

Read AQ's short candidate profiles to get to know the leading candidates and their platforms:
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