The former comedian’s positioning as an outsider is proving tough for Sandra Torres to beat, both in the polls and in debates.

Enrique Peñalosa has a comfortable nine-point lead per Gallup going into the October 25 race for Colombia’s second-most powerful position.

The president announced cuts in her own salary and the number of ministries as she seeks to push austerity measures through a divided Congress.

The two sides reached a key agreement on transitional justice and set a deadline to sign a final peace accord: March 23, 2016.

Get highlights from speeches of Latin American presidents and other leaders from across the hemisphere in New York before the UN General Assembly.

Following last week's S&P downgrade, the Brazilian government is under even more pressure to reduce spending.

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.