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Weekly Report - 09 May 2013 (WR-13-18)
COSTA RICA: Chinchilla claims two victories
President Laura Chinchilla might currently be the least popular president in the Americas but this month she claimed two key victories – on both the domestic and international fronts. Chinchilla’s Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) recovered control of the 57-seat unicameral legislature for the first time in two years; and Costa Rica played host to US President Barack Obama during his fleeting trip to the region. While some local commentators dismissed the latter as an empty courtesy call (see box), the election of PLN deputy Luis Fernando Mendoza as congress president could have a real impact for her government ahead of the 2014 general elections.
- Obama visit shifts focus from security to trade
- VENEZUELA-REGION: Maduro seeks to shore up support
- BOLIVIA: Constitutional court ends speculation
- ECUADOR: Correa reshuffles cabinet and congressional leadership
- TRACKING TRENDS
- ARGENTINA: ‘Messi’ dollar finally arrives
- BRAZIL: Azevêdo wins WTO post
- BRAZIL-CUBA: Quietly, Cuba solidifies ties with Brazil
- TRACKING TRENDS
- COSTA RICA: Chinchilla claims two victories
- GUATEMALA: Balancing justice
- TRACKING TRENDS
- US ambassador in Quito gets into hot water with Correa
- Quotes of the week