Brazil Votes-The Opposition Steps Forward
SAO PAULO-Three weeks af- ter the November 15 elections, with 95% of the vote counted, it is clear that Brazilians ...
The Eternal President
When Joaquin Balaguer was born on September 1, 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, the Marines were occupying ...
Almost Free, Almost Fair: Paraguay’s Ambiguous Elections
How much legitimacy should we attribute to a game that takes place on a playing field with a 60 degree ...
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Beacon of Despair
In the eastern urban sprawl of Santo Domingo, a vast concrete cross-shaped structure is rising steadily into the capi- tal's ...
Dominican Elections: Loser Take All
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: LOSER TAKES ALL Allegations of fixed elections are still the norm for the Dominican Republic: while it seemed ...