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Weekly Report - 11 July 2024 (WR-24-27)
ECUADOR: Opposition walks fine line with eye on elections
Ecuador’s opposition-controlled national assembly is playing a balancing act as it tries to dent President Daniel Noboa’s popularity ahead of the general elections scheduled for February 2025 without appearing like it is acting against the national interest. That tension was on full display this week, with legislators approving a government bill to lengthen prison sentences for a range of crimes, while also pushing ahead with a plan to impeach Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld and Interior Minister Mónica Palencia.
- Milei promises to restore Argentina’s grandeur
- VENEZUELA: Campaign begins with new opposition probe
- ECUADOR: Opposition walks fine line with eye on elections
- COLOMBIA: Petro’s constituent plans rebuffed
- TRACKING TRENDS
- ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: Milei snubs Lula for far-right conference
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum announces major cabinet picks
- MEXICO: Tensions mount over judicial reform
- TRACKING TRENDS
- GUATEMALA: Attorney general challenges Arévalo and allies
- HAITI: MSS gets to work
- CUBA: Díaz-Canel isolates a key problem but no solution in sight
- Mercosur membership unlikely to revive Bolivia’s troubled economy
- Quotes of the week