An Ecuadorian presidential candidate is assassinated
Political violence is growing in Ecuador and beyond
In the 1980s and 1990s Latin America was part of the global wave of democratisation. In the past few years it has been part of the global retreat. Populists from Mexico to Brazil have tested the strength of institutions. Nicaragua has entrenched its dictatorship. El Salvador has one in the making in Nayib Bukele. The other Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala and Honduras have been increasingly influenced by corrupt and criminal actors.
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