Political Risk

Partial results from the March elections in the autonomous regions of the Atlantic coast give a clear lead to the Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (PLC) with 40.3% of the vote,... 2006-03-15

It took almost a month to complete, and in the end the result - although expected - may not come as a huge surprise to those familiar with Costa Rica. The former president and 1987... 2006-03-15

Voters in El Salvador's March 12 legislative and municipalelections have given their backing to the two major dominant forces inSalvadorean politics - Alianza Republicana Nacionalista,... 2006-03-15

In late January, President Martin Torrijos established a 90-day moratorium on a raise in electricity tariffs of between 7-32%. The sharp hike in prices was announced by the industry... 2006-02-16

One of the presidential hopefuls for the Partido Liberal Constitutionalista (PLC), controlled by ex president Arnoldo Alemán, has offered two of his rivals, who are dissident members... 2006-02-15

Schafik Handal, the leader of the Salvadorean communist party and one of the five guerrilla comandantes who led the ex-rebel Frente Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)... 2006-02-15

The preliminary count of the votes cast in the February 5 presidential vote produced such a narrow margin between Oscar Arias and Otton Solis that the electoral tribunal has been... 2006-02-15

As the countdown continues to the February 5 elections, the former president and Nobel Prize winner, Oscar Arias, appears to maintain a strong lead over his rivals. In a poll commissioned... 2006-01-19

The US government is increasingly concerned about the possibility of a left-wing victory at the polls in November and the return to power of ex-president Daniel Ortega. In early January... 2006-01-18

After one of the most bloody weekends in recent months, the governmental human rights ombudsman voiced his suspicions that organised crime was behind the rise in violence in the country.... 2005-12-06