October 5, 2024

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the Americas, usually posted on Saturdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

The Farol da Barra Lighthouse in Salvador, Brazil. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Portal da Copa/ME (victoria.camara) (CC BY 3.0 BR)

Upcoming Americas Elections

Brazil Local Elections: October 6, 2024

Reuters (October 2, 2024): Approval of Brazil’s Lula slips ahead of mid-term local elections

The Economist (October 2, 2024): Jair Bolsonaro still shapes Brazil’s political right

Stratfor (September 30, 2024): Brazil’s Municipal Elections Will Leave the Status Quo Intact

Uruguay Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 27, 2024

Luisa Leme, AS/COA (October 3, 2024): LatAm in Focus: Could a Referendum Rattle Uruguay’s Presidential Election?

Suriname General Elections: May 25, 2025

MercoPress (October 5, 2024): Survey finds Orsi ahead in voting intention to become Uruguay’s next president

CMC (October 2, 2024): Suriname: President Santokhi names date for election

Argentina Midterm Legislative Elections: October 2025 (due)

Reuters (September 30, 2024): Argentina’s Milei predicts 2025 election shakeup at party launch

MercoPress (September 30, 2024): Milei launches LLA nationwide with 2025 elections in sight

Canada General Elections: Due by October 20, 2025 but could be called earlier

Nadine Yousif, BBC (October 1, 2024): Trudeau survives second parliamentary confidence vote

Michael Bonner, City Journal (September 30, 2024): Canada’s New Young Conservatives

Haiti General Elections: Postponed indefinitely

Brad Dress, The Hill (September 30, 2024): UN extends Haiti mission mandate after dropping push for larger peacekeeping effort

Past Americas Elections

Venezuela Presidential Election: July 28, 2024

Reuters (October 4, 2024): Ex-presidential candidate Gonzalez says he will return to Venezuela to take office in January

Regina Garcia Cano, AP (October 2, 2024): Independent election experts legitimize tally sheets Venezuela’s opposition says prove Maduro lost

AFP (September 30, 2024): Venezuelan opposition figure Machado wins European rights award

Mexico General Elections: June 2, 2024

Le Monde with AFP (October 1, 2024): Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico’s first woman president

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