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Ollanta Humala of the PPC now sits almost neck and neck with favourite Lourdes Flores Nano of the PNP. According to the poll by Apoyo, 31% of respondents would vote for Flores Nano,... 2006-03-20

There have been increased rumblings of independence from the oil-rich western state of Zulia, where the group Rumbo Propio Para El Zulia is calling for a referendum on the region's... 2006-03-20

Ecuador declared a state of emergency in three provinces on March 7 after protests by 4,000 contract workers at state-owned oil firm Petroecuador sent output plummeting. The provinces... 2006-03-20

President Morales is to meet with US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice for the first high-level talks between the two governments since Morales took office. Economic issues will... 2006-03-20

We expect the US to tread carefully with President Morales, particularly given his close relationships to Presidents Chávez and Castro. Indeed, the US' main concern will likely be... 2006-02-17

Ollanta Humala has fallen back into second place, behind the more conservative candidate Lourdes Flores according to Apoyo. The latest poll suggests Flores’ support rose... 2006-02-17

Ecuador recalled its ambassador from Colombia in February in order to discuss a diplomatic rift that emerged following the third incursion of Colombian troops into Ecuadorean territory.... 2006-02-17

President Álvaro Uribe was forced to apologise for an ‘involuntary’ incursion by Colombian armed forces into Ecuadorian territory in January. Rather... 2006-02-17

A recent poll by Consultores 21 indicates that 43% of Venezuelans trust the government, with only 29% favouring the opposition. Perhaps more revealing are the 28% of respondents who... 2006-02-17

Washington will be alarmed, if not surprised, by a New Year meeting between President Hugo Chávez, newly elected Bolivian president Evo Morales and Peruvian presidential hopeful... 2006-01-24