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Weekly Report - 7 September 2004
MEXICO: Turmoil beyond the virtual tie in Veracruz
According to the latest, hotly disputed results of the Veracruz gubernatorial elections, the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) may have held on to the state by the barest of margins. The outcome was not very far from a three-way split which, if anything, suggests the federally ruling Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) is holding its own better than expected, and that the leftist Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) can, with allies, be a credible challenger in places considered unpromising.
- Gloves come off as Kirchner faces violent piquetero-linked riot
- ARGENTINA: New claim of plot to unseat Kirchner
- BRAZIL: Lula labour ally floats 'national pact' proposal
- URUGUAY: Left seen as likely to be 'serious capitalists'
- Tracking trends
- BOLIVIA: Major realignments as Morales takes to the streets
- COLOMBIA: Displacement soars as conflict changes shape
- ECUADOR: Bucaram meets Gutiérrez, claims deal
- Tracking trends
- MEXICO: Turmoil beyond the virtual tie in Veracruz
- MEXICO: Approval of GM food crops challenged by Greenpeace
- Tracking trends
- HAITI: Blue Helmets tested as ex-soldiers flex muscles
- EL SALVADOR: Saca's anticrime plan bets on specialisation
- NICARAGUA: Donors back Bolaños in row with judiciary
- Tracking trends
- Exchange rates
- Inflation in the region
- The stockmarket in figures
- US court convicts killer of Archbishop Romero
- Quotes of the week