Monthly Archives: October 2016

Recalling Mr Maduro

Posted on October 22, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

Until reasonably recently, it could at least be argued that Nicolás Maduro had democracy on his side.  After all, following a bad-tempered campaign and opposition calls for a full audit of votes cast, Hugo Chávez’s appointed successor had seen off … Continue reading →

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FARC Peace Accords: Back to the drawing board.

Posted on October 4, 2016 by LatAmLowdown

There was to be no “Neville Chamberlain moment” for Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos yesterday as his proposed peace process with the FARC guerrilla movement was rejected by voters by a paper-thin majority of 50.2% to 49.8%. No matter how … Continue reading →

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