By Mark Weisbrot on November 22, 2017 On November 3rd President Maduro of Venezuela proposed a meeting with creditors, for November 13th in Caracas, to discuss a restructuring of Venezuelan public debt. On November 8th, the Trump administration reacted by warning US bondholders that attending this meeting could put them in violation of US economic … Read More

November 26, 2017 Speaking at a press conference beside AP’s Executive Secretary Gabriela Rivadeneira and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ricardo Patino, shortly after his return to Ecuador from Belgium, he said his aim is to help restore broad popular contact like at the start of the Citizens’ Revolution 10 years ago, which bolstered his … Read More

The ruling allows the nomination for the general elections of the end of 2019 and sub-national elections in the middle of 2020. The Full Chamber of the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) ruled on Tuesday in the city of Sucre (southeast) in favor of the renomination of national and subnational authorities. This enables President Evo Morales … Read More

Honduran Electoral Head Says Winner Already Known, But Waiting for Final Count The head of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Honduras David Matamoros Batson has said that the country’s political parties have been informed of the winner of Sunday’s election, but that it is waiting for the complete ballot count before making an official announcement. … Read More