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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 25 May 2018
From LatinNews Daily
Development: On 24 May, the five main candidates running in Colombia’s 27 May first-round presidential election took part in a final debate.... Read More
Venezuela: Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has said that he wants the state-owned oil firm Pdvsa to become more “socialist, ethical, sovereign, and productive”.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected on 20 May until 2025 which, if he serves out his term, would mean 26 straight years of Bolivarian governments.... Read More
“Mr [Nicolás] Maduro was re-elected in Venezuela today in an electoral process that is as fraudulent as that being carried out here in Colombia”.... Read More
The Peruvian government has begun taking the first significant steps to deliver on President Martín Vizcarra’s promises to tackle government corruption and public insecurity, as well as promoting the economic development of the country’s regions.... Read More
The release of a new study regarding the location of the Aquio-Incahuasi natural gas field – one of Bolivia’s largest active gas and condensate fields – has reignited tensions between Santa Cruz department (where the study concluded the gas field is exclusively found) and neighbouring Chuquisaca (which previously received a proportion of the royalties).... Read More
The UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson concluded on 23 May a five-day three-nation tour of the region, beginning in Peru and ending in Chile.... Read More
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- PERU: Vizcarra administration starts to make its mark
- BOLIVIA: Gas field sparks regional tensions
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