Left-leaning politicians will occupy the mayor’s seat in the country’s three biggest cities, while uribismo lost races across the board.

Alternative candidates pulled off surprise victories in Colombia’s local elections, but governing won’t be easy.

Whoever emerges as Bolivia’s president is likely to face social unrest not seen for years.

"Indignities such as inequality and corruption have become more difficult for many people to swallow," write AS/COA's Brian Winter and NTN24's Moisés Naím in Foreign Affairs.

The governing Broad Front coalition’s Daniel Martínez will face the National Party’s Luis Lacalle Pou in what could be a tight November 24 runoff.

“Nada nunca volverá a la normalidad,” escribe un exoficial brasilero.

"Nothing will ever return to normal," writes a former Brazilian official.