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Nayib Bukele (Image: Salvadoran Presidency.)
Hemispheric Updates
Nayib Bukele's First Year in Office
May 28, 2020
/ Paola Nagovitch

In spite of his political battles at home and criticism from abroad, El Salvador’s president ends his first year in office with an approval rating north of 90 percent. 

El Salvador
Democracy & Elections
Rule of Law & Anti-Corruption
A worker disinfects a market in Mexico City. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Mexico Kick-starts Its Reopening Plan
May 21, 2020
/ Carin Zissis

Called the “new normal,” the country began its three-part reopening plan on May 18, even as confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 50,000.

Mexico
Economics & Finance
Luis Lacalle Pou. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Update: A New President in Uruguay
February 27, 2020
/ Luisa Horwitz

Luis Lacalle Pou will need to tackle a slowing economy and rising crime after taking office on March 1.

Uruguay
David Granger and Irfaan Ali. (Images: candidate Facebook pages)
Hemispheric Updates
On the Verge of Historic Economic Expansion, Guyana Heads to the Polls
February 27, 2020
/ Holly K. Sonneland

Beyond the candidates’ names, one issue will be on the ballot on March 2: oil.

Democracy & Elections
William Barr and Andrés Manuel López Obrador. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Pressure Points for U.S.-Mexico Relations in 2020
January 24, 2020
/ Carin Zissis

As the United States gears up for elections, the government of Mexico could face bumps in the bilateral relationship.

Mexico
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Immigration
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Opposition deputies in Venezuela's National Assembly (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
The Pressure on Venezuela's National Assembly
January 15, 2020
/ Holly K. Sonneland

Here are three ways the Maduro government has moved to undercut the opposition-controlled legislature.

Venezuela
Democracy & Elections
Colombian ballots
Hemispheric Updates
AS/COA Online's 2019 Trending Topics
December 19, 2019
/ Carin Zissis

What did our readers want to know more about this year? From elections to the economy, we share a roundup of the most popular content.

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