October 26, 2024
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the Americas, usually posted on Saturdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Artigas Plaza in Salto, Uruguay’s second largest city. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Cornelius (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Upcoming Americas Elections
Uruguay Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 27, 2024
Nicolás Saldías and Bryden Sandifer, Wilson Center (October 25, 2024): Uruguay Decides: Pensions, Police Raids, and Presidenciables
Laurence Blair, New York Times (October 25, 2024): Uruguay’s 2024 Election: What to Know
Lucinda Elliott, Reuters (October 24, 2024): In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker
Chile Local Elections: October 27, 2024
Valentina Fuentes, Bloomberg (October 25, 2024): Ultra Conservatives Test Their Strength in Chile Local Elections
Brazil Local Election Runoffs: October 27, 2024
Brazil held the first round of its local elections on October 6, and while Eduardo Paes, a center-right on-and-off critic of President Lula da Silva, was re-elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro, most of the other major cities will hold runoff elections on October 27. These elections are an important test of the parties ahead of national elections in 2026.
Reuters notes: “Candidates associated with former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro fared better than those backed by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party won in two state capitals and went to runoff elections in nine cities. But it was parties of the Brazilian ‘Centrao’ – a cluster of center and center-right parties associated with dealmaking politicians such as House Speaker Arthur Lira – that won the most mayoral seats.”
Gustavo Ribeiro, The Brazilian Report (October 27, 2024): What to pay attention to in Brazil’s municipal elections
Oliver Stuenkel, Americas Quarterly (October 21, 2024): Brazil’s BRICS Balancing Act Is Getting Harder
Canada General Elections: Due by October 20, 2025 but could be called earlier
Ian Bremmer, Time (October 25, 2024): How Canada Soured on Justin Trudeau
Rob Gillies, AP (October 24, 2024): Canada’s Trudeau vows to lead his Liberal Party into the next election
Past Americas Elections
Montserrat (British Overseas Territory) General Elections: October 24, 2024
CMC (October 25, 2024): Montserrat: Former premier returns with victory in general election
Venezuela Presidential Election: July 28, 2024
Naiara Galarraga Gortázar, El País (October 25, 2024): Brazil blocked Venezuela’s entry into BRICS due to post-election betrayal
AP (October 22, 2024): Venezuelan opposition leader urges Colombia’s president to recognize her faction’s electoral victory
Elections On Deck
Americas This Week: October 26, 2024
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October 26, 2024
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the Americas, usually posted on Saturdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Upcoming Americas Elections
Uruguay Presidential and Legislative Elections: October 27, 2024
Nicolás Saldías and Bryden Sandifer, Wilson Center (October 25, 2024): Uruguay Decides: Pensions, Police Raids, and Presidenciables
Laurence Blair, New York Times (October 25, 2024): Uruguay’s 2024 Election: What to Know
Lucinda Elliott, Reuters (October 24, 2024): In Uruguay election, conservatives hopes pinned to a dark horse kingmaker
Chile Local Elections: October 27, 2024
Valentina Fuentes, Bloomberg (October 25, 2024): Ultra Conservatives Test Their Strength in Chile Local Elections
Brazil Local Election Runoffs: October 27, 2024
Brazil held the first round of its local elections on October 6, and while Eduardo Paes, a center-right on-and-off critic of President Lula da Silva, was re-elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro, most of the other major cities will hold runoff elections on October 27. These elections are an important test of the parties ahead of national elections in 2026.
Reuters notes: “Candidates associated with former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro fared better than those backed by leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party won in two state capitals and went to runoff elections in nine cities. But it was parties of the Brazilian ‘Centrao’ – a cluster of center and center-right parties associated with dealmaking politicians such as House Speaker Arthur Lira – that won the most mayoral seats.”
Gustavo Ribeiro, The Brazilian Report (October 27, 2024): What to pay attention to in Brazil’s municipal elections
Oliver Stuenkel, Americas Quarterly (October 21, 2024): Brazil’s BRICS Balancing Act Is Getting Harder
Canada General Elections: Due by October 20, 2025 but could be called earlier
Ian Bremmer, Time (October 25, 2024): How Canada Soured on Justin Trudeau
Rob Gillies, AP (October 24, 2024): Canada’s Trudeau vows to lead his Liberal Party into the next election
Past Americas Elections
Montserrat (British Overseas Territory) General Elections: October 24, 2024
CMC (October 25, 2024): Montserrat: Former premier returns with victory in general election
Venezuela Presidential Election: July 28, 2024
Naiara Galarraga Gortázar, El País (October 25, 2024): Brazil blocked Venezuela’s entry into BRICS due to post-election betrayal
AP (October 22, 2024): Venezuelan opposition leader urges Colombia’s president to recognize her faction’s electoral victory
Elections On Deck
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