LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 09 May 2018

Development: On 8 May Luis Alejandro Ratti, one of the four opposition candidates running against Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro in the 20 May presidential election being organised by his government, announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy and endorsing that of fellow opposition candidate Henri Falcón.... Read More

Bolivia: The local government institutions of Bolivia’s Chuquisaca department have rejected a proposal from the national Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) government led by President Evo Morales aimed at resolving a dispute between Chuquisaca and neighbouring Santa Cruz department over royalties from the Incauhusi gas field – one of Bolivia’s largest active gas and condensate fields.... Read More