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• Andean Group - January 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  A home run for Chávez? As things stand in early 2011 there is little standing in the way of President Hugo Chávez’s prospects for re-election...

• Andean Group - February 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Change in direction over drugs? The Peruvian elections are a microcosm of an apparent shift in counter-narcotics policy thinking amongst former...

• Andean Group - March 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Ecuador moves onto electoral footing as court approves referendum Ecuadoreans will go to the polls on 7 May to vote on a popular referendum...

• Andean Group - April 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Stepping into the unknown – Peru election goes down to the wire Watched by 14m Peruvians, over three quarters of the electorate, the final...

• Andean Group - May 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Correa sticks to his schedule The result of the 10-question referendum, held on 7 May, is still not final (and won

• Andean Group - June 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Humala

• Andean Group - July 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Venezuela in crisis Hugo Ch

• Andean Group - August 2011 (ISSN 1741-4466)

• Andean Group - 29 July 2003

  Ecuadorean coalition looks fragile as Pachakutik row escalatesPresident Lucio Gutiérrez's fragile coalition with the indigenous group Movimiento...

• Andean Group - 11 January 2005

  Ultra-nationalist militants rise up against ToledoPeru's small southern municipality of Andahuaylas was the unexpected scene of a violent protest...

• Andean Group - 8 February 2005

  Headlong rush to grant regional autonomy in BoliviaPresident Carlos Mesa's acceptance of the rebellion in Santa Cruz has embarked Bolivia upon a...

• Andean Group - 8 March 2005

  Political crisis comes to a head in BoliviaAs we went to press, President Carlos Mesa was waiting on congress to decide whether to accept his letter...

• Andean Group - April 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Paramilitaries gamble with rejection of peace processThe government has all but finalised its long-awaited Justice and Peace legislation, the legal...

• Andean Group - May 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  What now for Palacio and Ecuador?The return of Abdalá Bucaram proved the final straw for the tottering government of Lucio Gutiérrez. Alfredo...

• Andean Group - June 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Church mediation starts in Bolivia, but leftwingers unhappyBolivia’s bishops announced on 3 June that they had been invited to mediate in the...

• Andean Group - 9 September 2003

  Farc attempts to regain initiative Faced with a relentless government crackdown, the leadership of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia...

• Andean Group - 7 October 2003

  US takes heat off UribePresident Alvaro Uribe clearly feels he deserves better. His determination to defeat Colombia’s armed militant groups is...

• Andean Group - 4 November 2003

  Double defeat at polls leaves Uribe facing new political realityColombia’s President Alvaro Uribe suffered two major setbacks in October. First,...

• Andean Group - 2 December 2003

  Toledo administration on the rocksPresident Alejandro Toledo has been dealt two body blows in the space of a week. Two of his cabinet’s leading...

• Andean Group - July 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  New president faces same old problemsBolivia has a new president. Eduardo Rodríguez who, as the president of the supreme court, was the last in the...

• Andean Group - August 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Uribe as peace president?President Alvaro Uribe has founded his reputation and his popularity upon being a war president. In July, however, he...

• Andean Group - September 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Uribe’s re-election in the balanceAlvaro Uribe could know by the end of September whether he will be able to run for a second term as president in...

• Andean Group - October 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Court ruling questions Peru’s coca policyPeru's top court has called for a complete review of the government's coca policy. The constitutional...

• Andean Group - November 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Re-election: Colombia's gamble on UribePresident Alvaro Uribe can stand for a second term. On 19 October the constitutional court ruled that...

• Andean Group - December 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Fujimori returns but the big surprise is HumalaPeru's former president Alberto Fujimori is back on the South American mainland. The manner of his...

• Andean Group - 6 January 2004

  Corruption charges force Toledo to overhaul cabinetPresident Alejandro Toledo has reached the halfway point of his mandate. His administration has...

• Andean Group - 3 February 2004

  Talk of plots in Bolivia as COB issues ultimatumPresident Carlos Mesa's honeymoon period seems to be coming to an end, despite his year-end promises...

• Andean Group - 2 March 2004

  VENEZUELAThe chances that the Venezuelan electorate will vote President Hugo Chávez out of office have become much slimmer as a result of the...

• Andean Group - 6 April 2004

  Recall option faces critical new delayJoining the domestic opposition and outside agencies such as the US government, the Catholic bishops of...

• Andean Group - 4 May 2004

  BOLIVIA: Mesa threatened by coup plots - and invasion?From the acting President down, officials in Bolivia have been devoting much time to...

• Andean Group - 8 June 2004

  ECUADOR: Beleaguered Gutiérrez loses three ministers amid social tumultPresident Lucio Gutiérrez has faced some tricky situations since he came to...

• Andean Group - 6 July 2004

  COLOMBIA: Paramilitary talks face crisis of credibilityPeace talks between the government and the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) began in...

• Andean Group - 3 August 2004

• Andean Group - 7 September 2004

  Venezuela's opposition splits after referendum defeatThe Venezuelan opposition, and its friends abroad, got it badly wrong. In the recall referendum...

• Andean Group - 5 October 2004

  New strategy, new confrontation in ChapareTen days after Bolivia’s President Carlos Mesa announced his new anti-drugs strategy, a clash between...

• Andean Group - 2 November 2004

  Is time finally up for Gutiérrez?It has been a difficult few weeks for Ecuador’s President Lucio Gutiérrez. Shortly before the municipal...

• Andean Group - 30 November 2004

  Caracas bombing sparks fears of new opposition tackThe assassination of a leading state prosecutor has fuelled speculation about the prospect of a...

• Andean Group - January 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Evo wins in the first roundEvo Morales, the leader of coca growers in Chapare and the Movimiento al Socialismo, won the presidential elections on 18...

• Andean Group - February 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Venezuela-US diplomacy deteriorating furtherIn a move unprecedented between the two countries, Venezuela expelled a US naval attache for spying at...

• Andean Group - March 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Legislative vote holds key to Uribe's second termColombia votes on 12 March for a new federal congress. Such has been the dominance President Alvaro...

• Andean Group - April 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Humala seizes initiative but second round beckonsThe presidential election campaign reaches its climax on 9 April with Ollanta Humala, the...

• Andean Group - May 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Morales keeps election promise to nationalise gasOn International Labour Day, 100 days into his term, Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced a...

• Andean Group - June 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  García wins but Humala holds key to congressWithin hours of Peruvians going to the polls on 4 June the electoral authority, Oficina Nacional de...

• Andean Group - July 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  MAS wins but does not take a majorityThe results of the 2 July elections for the constituent assembly and the vote on whether Bolivia's nine...

• Andean Group - August 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Slim chance of justice for paramilitariesThe final piece of the paramilitary peace process is in place. The constitutional court has formally...

• Andean Group - September 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Rise of Rosales checks Chávez’s complacencyOf the 28 candidates who have registered to run in Venezuela's presidential elections, to be held on 3...

• Andean Group - October 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Correa on course for victoryThe most likely outcome of Ecuador's forthcoming general elections is the victory of a president who will refuse to...

• Andean Group - November 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Can Rosales win?The obvious question about the Venezuelan presidential elections due on 3 December is whether Manuel Rosales, the opposition...

• Andean Group - December 2006 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Chávez winsAfter the long build-up to the presidential election, and the fears of fraud or violence, the result was as clear and uneventful as it...

• Andean Group - January 2007 (ISSN 1741-4466)

  Trouble brewing as Correa prepares to take officeAn energetic and charismatic campaigner, President-elect Rafael Correa has not let the winning of...