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Weekly Report - 10 July 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)
ECUADOR: Constituent assembly enhances executive power
The constituent assembly looks set to complete a draft constitution
by 26 July after accelerating the approval of individual articles since Fernando
Cordero took over at the helm in the wake of Alberto Acosta's resignation.
Several of the more contentious articles were approved this week, including
re-election, for one term only; awarding the president the power to dissolve
congress; and approving recall referendums which could be used to revoke the
mandate of the president or other elected officials.
- Bolivian prefects flip-flop on recall referendums
- COLOMBIA: Uribe's support surges on Betancourt rescue
- ECUADOR: Constituent assembly enhances executive power
- TRACKING TRENDS
- ARGENTINA: Government scores pyrrhic victory over farmers
- BRAZIL: Recognition, but still no membership
- BRAZIL: Supreme court clashes with federal police
- CHILE: Spectre of stagflation haunts Velasco
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Pemex reform runs into problems
- MEXICO: Ebrard sacks police chief
- TRACKING TRENDS
- EL SALVADOR: New economy minister faces rough ride
- GUATEMALA: Colom names new interior minister
- PANAMA: Varela clinches victory in PP primaries
- TRACKING TRENDS
- Montesinos damages Fujimorismo in Peru
- Quotes of the week