by Natalie Asitimbay | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
Salvadorean presidential candidate Nayib Bukele, of the Great National Alliance (GANA), speaks during the closing rally of his campaign in San Salvador, on January 26, 2019 ahead of the first round of the national election on February 3. (Photo by Oscar Rivera / AFP)...
by Samy Castaneda | Dec 8, 2020 | Williams College
The scene in El Salvador’s legislature in February 2020 appeared to come straight out of a dictatorship: Armed Forces and National Civil Police troops armed with rifles and gear were ordered to stand and intimidate legislators in order to support President Nayib...
by Gina Dematteo | Nov 23, 2020 | Suffolk University
With three presidents in one week, and a history of political corruption, can Peru’s fragile democracy stay afloat? In a recent unfolding of events, Peru’s citizens have taken to the streets in response to the obstruction of justice and removal of former president,...
by Alperen Sen | May 28, 2020 | Koç University
A lot of emphasis has been made on the anti-democratic agenda of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) government in Poland [1]. Head of Poland Supreme Court says the country is moving towards an authoritarian state [2]. Poland is recently encountered with the PiS...
by Shei Anapi | Dec 10, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
The news on Evo Morales’ resignation came as a surprise. With his tight hold of the power in the past 14 years as he ruled Bolivia, it raises the question on why he would suddenly resign? His vice president and heads of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies also...
