*By Alejandro Aguilera Since the inauguration of President Santiago Peña, it has become routine to hear colleagues from Honor Colorado accuse the previous administration of leaving a “heavy legacy”. Accusations range from alleged unpaid debts to misappropriati... More »
By Mauricio Espínola* International politics is not child’s play. Every decision taken in this field has direct repercussions not only on the relationship between States, but also on the status and image of a country on the global stage. That is why it is esse... More »
By Lorena Soler* On Sunday, August 13, 2023, the simultaneous and compulsory open primary elections (PASO) were held in Argentina. This electoral engineering was created by the then President Cristina Fernández in 2009 for the selection of candidates of the po... More »
By Eduardo Nakayama* Last Sunday, August 6, 2023, the Extraordinary Convention of the PLRA was held, in which six points were to be considered in the agenda. However, a majority of Convention members went further and resolved, when the Convention was already a... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia. The role played by political parties in contemporary democracies is fundamental. They are key players because they fulfill various tasks that, as a whole, serve to make the political system operative. The issue is that some of their mult... More »
By Juan Francisco Camino.* In recent weeks, Ecuador has captured the attention of international media, regional politicians and, of course, social scientists, especially those dedicated to the under explored and misunderstood political science. More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia. The polls have started to be published and with them the controversies. Just as Tereré Cómplice published several articles about them during the last electoral cycle, we will put the magnifying glass on them again. More »
By Juan Francisco Camino* The elections of local government authorities (mayors, councilors, council members, among others), of councilors of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control, and the referendum proposed by the Ecuadorian government, hel... More »
By Héctor Fariña* Is it important to support compulsory voting? First, the answer is simple and forceful: yes, it is. For several reasons. Compulsory voting is mentioned in Article 118 of our Constitution, which establishes suffrage as a right, duty, and publi... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia. Throughout the 20th century, the heads of Latin American executive powers fell mainly because of military interventions. After the third wave of democratization, which began four decades ago, the early fall of presidents continued to occ... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia In the first installment of these two articles we explored the different levels of participation in the PLRA internal elections, and we showed that there is a pattern that explains the mechanics of participation, which is related to being... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia It is not controversial to say that the PLRA is the most important party of the Concertación. Its history, its number of members and voters, and its vast party structure made up of parliamentarians, governors, mayors, and councilmen throu... More »