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In 2023, three Latin American countries—Argentina, Guatemala, and Paraguay—are holding planned presidential votes, while a move by Ecuador’s president to dissolve the National Assembly has sparked early presidential and legislative elections in that country as well. Elsewhere in the region, voters are participating in key elections, whether casting ballots on plebiscites or gubernatorial races in Colombia and Mexico. Over the course of 2023, AS/COA tracks these events through articles, poll updates, podcasts, and more.
The calendar:
Ecuador: February 5 plebiscite and local elections
Cuba: March 25 legislative elections
Paraguay: April 30 general elections
Chile: May 7 constitutional representative elections, December (expected) constitutional plebiscite
Mexico: June 4 gubernatorial elections
Guatemala: June 25 general elections, August 20 presidential runoff
Ecuador: August 20 presidential and legislative elections, October 15 presidential runoff
Argentina: August 13 presidential primary, October 22 general elections, November 19 presidential runoff
Colombia: October 29 gubernatorial and local elections
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Voters will pick from five candidates in the October 22 first-round vote. Who’s leading? And what are the top issues?
Luisa González and Daniel Noboa will face off in the country’s October 15 runoff to replace Guillermo Lasso. AS/COA profiles the candidates.
Campaigning on an anti-graft platform, Arévalo won the country’s August 20 runoff by a landslide. We share facts about his victory.
Two former lawmakers, Luisa González and Daniel Noboa, will face each other in the October 15 runoff. AS/COA looks at the facts.
In a special electoral cycle marred by violence, voters will choose between Luisa González and Daniel Noboa in the October 15 runoff.
On August 13, Argentine voters will narrow down the presidential field. Learn about the process and top contenders.
Bernardo Arévalo defied the polls to make the runoff, as null ballots got the most votes.
Despite the tragic assassination of one candidate, voters will still go to the polls on August 20 to pick a president and members of the National Assembly.
Voters will have to pick from nearly two dozen candidates in the June 25 first-round vote. AS/COA Online covers polling and top issues.
On June 25, voters will pick from a wide field of candidates to replace President Alejandro Giammattei. But some top contenders have been disqualified.
Veteran journalist Juan Luis Font of ConCriterio covers who’s in—and out—of the race, democratic hurdles, and voter worries ahead of the June 25 election.
"Morena's win is going to be seen as an important sign ahead of next year's presidential vote," says the AS/COA Online editor-in-chief.
One party has run Mexico’s most populous state for a century. That could end June 4. AS/COA Online covers the vote and its impact on the presidential race.
Atrevia’s Carmen Sánchez-Laulhé explains what’s next for President Guillermo Lasso and the National Assembly as an unprecedented move sparks new elections.
"The last few years [in Chile have seen] so many dramatic and surprising lurches from one end of the spectrum to the other," says the AS/COA vice president.
Can the opposition capitalize on discontent over Colorado Party scandals in the April 30 presidential vote? AS/COA Online covers candidates and issues.
Florida International University’s Leland Lazarus covers Taiwan's regional ties and what elections in Paraguay and Guatemala mean for its global standing.
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala’s Marielos Chang and Cefeidas Group’s Juan Cruz Díaz cover what to watch ahead of the two countries’ presidential races.
While Argentina, Guatemala, and Paraguay will hold presidential votes, a number of other countries have notable elections.
Argentina, Guatemala y Paraguay realizarán elecciones presidenciales, pero otros países también llevarán a cabo elecciones importantes.
Congress approved a plan to draft a constitution in 2023.
A controversial past weighs heavily on the conservative’s presidential bid.
A Maya Mam woman is seeking to organize the country’s indigenous people into a mass political force.