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Weekly Report - 12 June 2014 (WR-14-23)
ARGENTINA: Government held hostage by Vice-President
On 9 June, for the first time in the history of the Argentine republic, a serving Vice-President appeared before a federal judge to testify as a suspect in a corruption case. While embattled Vice-President Amado Boudou seems to have been encouraged by new signs of support from President Cristina Fernández, some question whether she can in fact shore him up – or on the contrary, whether he will drag her down.
- Santos springs two surprises in bid to secure re-election
- VENEZUELA: Opposition radicals risk playing into government hands
- BOLIVIA: Opposition electoral alliance unlikely
- TRACKING TRENDS
- ARGENTINA: Government held hostage by Vice-President
- ARGENTINA: Fernández creates new Ministry of Thought
- BRAZIL: Everything to play for
- PARAGUAY: Paraguay hosts successful OAS summit
- MEXICO: PAN ratchets up pressure over key reforms
- TRACKING TRENDS
- EL SALVADOR: Sánchez Cerén courts business sector
- HAITI: Renewed police concerns
- Costa Rica’s Solís given Silicon Valley spur
- Quotes of the week