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A poll conducted by the Uruguayan consultancy Equipos Mori and commissioned by the mayoralty of Montevideo (IMM) seeking to assess the popularity of the Montevideo government, showed... 2011-08-30

On August 8, Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo responded to his extremely low opinion poll ratings by comparing them to those of US President Barack Obama. Lugo was responding to his... 2011-08-26

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo stated on 25 July that the office of the public prosecutor should proceed with an investigation on allegations made by local news sources that his... 2011-07-28

On July 24 Argentina's first election ever to use a single ballot paper for each post contended took place in the province of Santa Fe. Antonio Bonfatti of the Partido Socialista (PS)... 2011-07-27

The Uruguayan government recently managed to secure the unanimous approval of a public-private participation law (PPP) in congress. While this could boost the ruling left-wing Frente... 2011-07-27

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera's political woes continue as his newly appointed energy minister, Fernando Echeverria, handed in his letter of resignation only three days after... 2011-07-27

Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding held a meeting with a number of US senators on June 9 during a visit to the country and called on multilateral organisations to establish a system... 2011-07-01

Argentina's President Cristina Fernández has said she will stand in the upcoming October presidential elections, and has stated her desire to see through her government's objectives.... 2011-06-30

On 20 June 2011, members of the Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA), part of the governing coalition, gathered in central Ascunción to stage a protest against the government,... 2011-06-30

Chile's government is moving up winter break at over 200 schools still occupied by students who are demanding improvement's to the nation's education system. The move was accompanied... 2011-06-30