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While Latin Americans struggle to leave behind the bleak year of 2020 they’re dealing with a pandemic that has left more than 550,000 dead; their economies are trying to recover from the worst recession in a century; and they are going through a new super-cycle of elections that began with Bolivia’s October 2020 general elections and that will not culminate until late 2024. During this period all the Latin American countries except Cuba will go to the polls to elect or re-elect, by direct popular vote, their respective presidents and legislators. This year there will be 15 elections: five...

Type of election: Midterm legislative Up for grabs: 124 seats in the 257-member Chamber of Deputies, 24 seats in the 72-member Senate Election dates: August 8 primaries, October 24 general election Win threshold: Chamber of Deputies: Each party has candidate lists and a specific candidate list must win 3 percent of votes in the primary to move on to the generals. At that point, legislators gain seats based on a proportional representation system and the order in which they appear on the list.  Senators follow the same primary steps as deputies. In the generals, two senators gain seats based ...

Hey Joe: Welcome to the New World Order Copy link By Charu Sudan Kasturi Copy link January2, 2021 For the past four years, America forged a controversial but bold new place for itself in the world. It treated allies as threats and populists and dictators as potential friends, yet also demonstrated why no global agreement, whether on climate change, public health or nuclear weapons, can truly succeed without Washington. Now, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take charge, OZY’s Sunday Magazine looks beyond the obvious to spot surprising ways in which the world is fundamentally changing...

Jan 1, 2021 Conspiracy theories that blame Jews for the coronavirus pandemic head the top 10 list of anti-Semitic incidents in 2020. By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel The human rights organization Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) this week announced its annual Top Ten Worst Global Anti-Semitic Incidents for 2020, with the top offenders focused on “the weaponizing of the COVID-19 pandemic against Jews.” “From the earliest stages of the pandemic in February 2020, far-right extremists across social media platforms blamed Jews and Asian Americans for the virus,” the report said. Coronavir...

Five Presidential Elections Set to Shake Up the World in 2021 31 Dec 2020 Less than a month away from the presumed inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Americans are departing a year in which their presidential election largely eclipsed campaigns around the world. That does not leave 2021 without fascinating presidential elections — some freer and fairer than others — that will help decide the fate of the planet. Below, five elections to look forward to in 2021 and how to expect they will impact global politics: Iran The Iranian people do not get to choose a president — Ayatollah ...