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President AMLO on a commercial flight. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Six Things to Know about Mexican President AMLO's Trip to Washington
July 6, 2020
/ Carin Zissis

Never mind the pandemic: Andrés Manuel López Obrador is making his first international trip since taking office. There will be layovers.

Mexico
Foreign Relations
Trade
President-elect Luis Abinader on election day. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
The Dominican Republic's 2020 Pandemic Elections
July 6, 2020
/ Paola Nagovitch

Opposition candidate Luis Abinader won the presidency in the country’s July 5 elections, Latin America’s first general elections since the arrival of COVID-19.

Dominican Republic
Democracy & Elections
President Lacalle Pou. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou and His Pandemic Honeymoon
June 12, 2020
/ Luisa Horwitz

The president hit the 100-day mark on June 9 with a solid approval rating after receiving praise for his government’s quick response to COVID-19. 

Uruguay
Democracy & Elections
Dominican Republic Elections 2020
Hemispheric Updates
How COVID-19 Is Changing Latin America's Election Calendar
June 3, 2020
/ Paola Nagovitch / Holly K. Sonneland

From Chile to the Dominican Republic, we look at where and how the pandemic is postponing going to the polls.

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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
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