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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 24 May 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 23 May, Félix Patzi, the presidential candidate for Bolivia's opposition Movimiento Tercer Sistema (MTS), ruled out an alliance with opposition parties ahead of the October general election in which President Evo Morales is seeking a further term.... Read More
* Ecuador’s government has signed seven contracts corresponding to the 'XII Intracampos' licensing round worth a total investment of US$1.17bn for the development of the following oil fields: Arazá Este, Iguana, Perico, Espejo, Sahino, Charapa, and Chanangue, which are located in Sucumbíos province.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Colombia’s President Iván Duque is engaging in high-stakes talks with the majority of the country’s political parties.... Read More
Venezuela’s de facto president Nicolás Maduro marked the anniversary of his re-election on 20 May by tabling a proposal to bring forward legislative elections, which are constitutionally due in December 2020.... Read More
Peru’s President Martín Vizcarra visited congress without warning on 21 May accompanied by his prime minister Salvador del Solar and justice minister Vicente Zeballos, who had been summoned to appear before the congressional constitutional commission to discuss the government’s political reform proposals.... Read More
PERU | Trade with Apec countries at record high.... Read More
Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel and the leader of the Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), Raúl Castro, met Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, in Havana on 21 May.... Read More
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