LATIN AMERICA: LANDSLIDE IN REFERENDUM Chile embarks upon a new path after landslide vote 31-10-2020 10:14 Chileans are eager for change, but a long road lies ahead in the search for a new constitution.
Election fallout Bolivia parliament recommends charges against ex-interim president Áñez 30-10-2020 14:17 Bolivia's outgoing parliament on Thursday approved a motion recommending that ex-interim president Jeanine Áñez and her ministers face justice for responsibility over last year's unrest which left around 30 people dead.
Referendum on constitution Chileans look to future after referendum result 26-10-2020 17:43 Focus shifts to Chile's next chapter, as the country begins the tricky task of forging a new constitution.
BLOOMBERG Chile investors brace for debate over new constitution 26-10-2020 17:10 Chileans voted overwhelmingly to change their constitution Sunday, triggering a wave of celebrations across the country and ushering in as much as two years of debate over the new charter. Here's what analysts had to say about what comes next.
Constitutional referendum 'Now there are real changes coming' – Chileans hail landmark vote 26-10-2020 08:10 Amid a year of Covid-19 contagion and social turmoil, Chileans vote for a new dawn.
Chile votes Chileans overwhelmingly vote to scrap Pinochet-era constitution 25-10-2020 22:42 Chile voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to scrap its Pinochet-era constitution and draft a new one. With more than half the votes counted, 77.9% backed a fresh charter, a key demand by protesters that took to the streets last year in huge numbers.
Constitutional referendum Sniffing the winds of change in Chile referendum 25-10-2020 14:50 A year to the day after more than one million people thronged downtown Santiago in the biggest march of Chile's social uprising, Chileans vote Sunday on whether to change the country's dictatorship-era Constitution.
Constitutional referendum Chileans vote on whether to rewrite dictatorship-era charter 25-10-2020 11:08 Chileans will decide on Sunday whether or not to replace the constitution that dates back to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, and secondly, if the current Congress or other citizens should write the new text.
Protests in Chile Riots escalate in Chile as crunch referendum draws closer 20-10-2020 08:48 President Sebastián Piñera condemned burning of two churches and other violence that marred anti-government demonstrations, as Chile prepares to hold a landmark constitutional referendum.
PROTESTS IN CHILE Chile's wounded look to referendum, a year on from start of protests 14-10-2020 23:37 A year after the start of Chile's tumultuous social protests and as the country prepares for a landmark referendum, several protesters who suffered eye injuries believe their loss will not be in vain.
Global pandemic Millions in Chile capital emerge from lockdown 28-09-2020 19:17 Chile on Monday lifted strict coronavirus lockdown measures for millions of people in the capital Santiago, a month ahead of a key referendum to amend the dictatorship-era constitution.
LATIN AMERICA Mexican president wants referendum on judging predecessors 15-09-2020 15:19 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday asked the Senate for a referendum on whether to prosecute five of his predecessors over allegations including corruption.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Court disqualifies Evo Morales from running for Bolivia's Senate 21-02-2020 07:58 Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Thursday rejects former president's candidacy for a Senate seat in May's elections because he does not reside in the South American country, a decision the ousted leader called a “blow to democracy.”
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Bolivian candidate Camacho calls for anti-Morales alliance in election 19-02-2020 08:44 Right-winger Luis Fernando Camacho is one of seven presidential candidates, all but one of whom are centrists or conservatives. Luis Arce, the candidate for Morales's Movement for Socialism (MAS), leads polls with 31.6 percent.
CREATING NARRATIVES Iran, Nisman and Netflix 11-01-2020 09:24 Documentaries can have such great power when it comes to building political narratives, much greater than that of journalism. by Jorge Fontevecchia
THE DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN Nisman, AMIA & the never-ending story 11-01-2020 08:03 The most basic details regarding Alberto Nisman’s demise have become the centre of an ideological conflict that should instead be purely criminalistic and scientific. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Trump sending aid mission to Bolivia ahead of election 08-01-2020 09:06 US government considering possible resumption of foreign aid to the Andean nation following the ouster of leftist leader Evo Morales.
DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN Netflix show returns Alberto Nisman to spotlight 04-01-2020 08:01 Five years on from his death, new documentary arrives with six chapters of an hour, featuring dozens of testimonies – including that of current President Alberto Fernández, researchers, spies, FBI and CIA agents and unpublished images.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Evo Morales: Washington orchestrated 'coup' to tap Bolivia's lithium 26-12-2019 11:08 Ex-Bolivian leader said Washington had not "forgiven" his country for choosing to seek lithium extraction partnerships with Russia and China, rather than the United States.
Chile Protests Chileans to vote in referendum on new constitution in April 2020 15-11-2019 16:55 After weeks of protests, President Sebastián Piñera has announced a referendum on constitutional reforms to be held in April 2020.
BREAKING NEWS Bolivian President Evo Morales announces resignation 10-11-2019 18:04 Underfire president announces resignation in a televised statement, barely an hour after the commander of the country's Armed Forces asked him to resign "for the good of our Bolivia."
SUPREME COURT Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering 08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.