Over the past year, Argentina has experienced near-hyperinflation and a foreign currency scarcity as central bankers struggle to repay a $33 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund

Argentina is heading to a runoff presidential election race between Economy Minister Sergio Massa, who has overseen record inflation, and the chainsaw-wielding, TikTok-savvy outsider Javier Milei.

To avoid a runoff election on November 19, a candidate needs to win 45 percent of the vote Sunday, or 40 percent with a difference of 10 points or more over the nearest rival.

Argentines will vote for a new president on Sunday, gripped by anxiety and with one thing in mind: escaping an economic quagmire that has seen annual inflation hit almost 140 percent.

The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won 194 seats in the 460-seat parliament compared to 248 for three opposition parties that are likely to form a governing coalition.

Venezuela's government and opposition agreed in a fresh round of negotiations Tuesday that presidential elections will be held in the second half of next year, with international observers present.

Argentina is Latin America's third-largest economy, bursting with natural resources, but has been unable to claw its way out of decades of economic instability that has brought its population to its knees.

Lower levels of confidence in the government, economic outlook and problems to afford shelter may influence voters on Sunday

Ecuadorians vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate

Argentina's election campaign was marked by heated exchanges Wednesday as the incumbent president pressed charges against frontrunner candidate Javier Milei for dissing the national currency, which subsequently crashed.

The US dollar broke through the symbolic 1,000 peso mark on Argentina's parallel market on Tuesday, as citizens scramble to dump the currency two weeks before a presidential election, according to websites tracking the rate.

A majority of 13 opposition candidates rejected the CNE's request to move the primary vote from Oct. 22 to Nov. 19.

Ahead of the general election, which will take place on Oct. 22, presidential candidates Javier Milei, Sergio Massa, Patricia Bullrich, Juan Schiaretti and Myriam Bregman took part in a debate.

Latino voters in Colorado have identified key issues related to economic concerns for elected officials to prioritize at both local and national levels.

Just 53% of registered nonwhite voters support Biden, according to a compilation of national polls by New York Times/Siena College, a 17-point decline since 2020, when the president got more than 70% support from this group.

After a campaign marked by concerns of meddling, Arévalo won the August 20 vote, but a branch of the electoral tribunal suspended his Semilla Movement.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has said Bernardo Arévalo and his deputy Karin Herrera "are being subjected to stigmatization, harassment, hounding, public disclosure of personal details on social media, and threats including two specific plans to hurt them and even kill them."

Suárez was the only Latino candidate running against Donald Trump for the GOP nomination.

The specter of violence looms over Daniel Noboa after the assassination of a top presidential contender just two weeks before the first-round vote on August 21, in which he came second.

Brazil's federal police served dozens of search warrants to Bolsonaro supporters for blocking a highway during a protest in response to his election loss.

The Prime Minister of Dominica is expected to be re-elected after the country's snap elections on Tuesday, which was boycotted by the opposition due to concerns of electoral fraud.

While Cortez Masto holds on to her Senate seat in Nevada and effectively ensures Democrat control, Republicans are on track to hold (barely) the House.

Hispanic voters are hoping for a turnaround in the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

As 2022 midterm election predictions leave some states in a “toss-up”, the GOP’s chances of regaining Senate control broadens. Here’s where candidates stand on the most important issues to registered Latino voters.

Even though Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva beat current president Jair Bolsonaro in the recent Brazilian election, Bolsonarism demonstrated its regional power.

Former president, Luiz Lulu da Silva, is reportedly a favorite to become the President of Brazil once more.

An eight-faction patchwork coalition agreement seeks rotational prime minister rule between Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennet.

The twice-impeached former president insists that Biden's election is a lie and hints that a recount might catapult him back into the game.

Mario Vargas Llosa has spoken out about the Peruvian presidential elections and asked citizens to vote for Keiko Fujimori, whom he refers to as "lesser of two evils."

Clashes have sparked political assassinations and the forced displacement of thousands ahead of crunch Jun. 6 polls.