LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 23 February 2018

Development: On 22 February, Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski invited Kenji Fujimori, the son of former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), to accompany him on the presidential plane to oversee a project to clean up Lake Titicaca in the south-eastern region of Puno.... Read More

Venezuela: Venezuela’s opposition-controlled national assembly released a statement on 22 February condemning a proposal floated by the government earlier this week to move forward legislative elections from the end of 2020 to just two months from now on 22 April, alongside presidential elections.... Read More

“Today, a cryptocurrency is being born that can take on Superman,” President Nicolás Maduro announced in an address on Venezuelan state television on 20 February.... Read More

This week it was revealed that the left-wing parties Frente Amplio (FA) and Nuevo Perú (NP) have been in discussions with the main right-wing opposition Fuerza Popular (FP, Fujimoristas) to launch a new attempt to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in March, when congress reconvenes.... Read More

Although Colombia has made progress towards implementing a peace settlement, this week there were worries over ongoing threats to the process, many of which appear to be situated in and around the country’s borders.... Read More

Former president Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) already faces a range of court investigations over alleged human rights violations and links to paramilitary groups.... Read More