Author: Marco Teruggi

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Ecuador: An agreement reached and a crisis that continues

July 10, 2022 Marco Teruggi
July 7 — On Thursday afternoon the Indigenous uprising in Ecuador ended. The trucks loaded with people began to leave Quito in caravans and under applause to their respective communities. They did it after 18 […]
Around the world

Peru: A president-elect, non-existent fraud, a fractured country

June 19, 2021 Marco Teruggi
Pedro Castillo won the elections in Peru, but has not yet been declared president. Keiko Fujimori seeks to disavow the results through different procedures that postpone the official announcement and plunge the country into multiple […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

Pedro Castillo: el hombre del Perú invisibilizado

June 10, 2021 Marco Teruggi
Desde Lima, 8 de junio: Perú vive horas históricas. Pedro Castillo, un hombre del país invisible, rural, pobre, con sombrero blanco y un liderazgo en ascenso, puede convertirse en el próximo presidente. Así lo indican […]
Around the world

Pedro Castillo: The man from Peru made invisible

June 9, 2021 Marco Teruggi
Peru is experiencing a historic moment. Pedro Castillo, a man from the invisible country, rural, poor, with a white hat and a rising leadership, may become the next president. This is indicated by the numbers […]
Around the world

Ecuador: Keys to understanding the victory of Guillermo Lasso

April 15, 2021 Marco Teruggi
Ecuador woke up with the news that Guillermo Lasso will be the new president. None of the crisis scenarios or disputes about the results happened: the candidate of the right wing won with 52.48%, 4,599,003 votes, […]
Around the world

Ecuador elections: state of emergency in the aorta of Latin America

April 10, 2021 Marco Teruggi
Sunday will define who will be the new president of Ecuador and polls predict a close runoff. The candidates in dispute are oil and water: on one side the country’s biggest banker, representing the elites and […]
Venezuela

Chavismo wins a majority in the National Assembly. What’s next?

December 8, 2020 Marco Teruggi
The new National Assembly in Venezuela will have a Chavista majority. According to the preliminary numbers, 31% of the electoral roll voted, in a context marked by economic crisis, calls for non-participation, and an international deployment […]
In the U.S.

La Paz: A celebration of social movements, Indigenous, miners and MAS militants

November 9, 2020 Marco Teruggi
“We hope to be remembered as the government in which the Bolivian people rose up to recover democracy, dignity, peace, growth, and social justice,” said Luis Arce in his presidential speech, from the premises of […]
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Election threats for Bolivia

October 5, 2020 Marco Teruggi
The presidential elections in Bolivia are scheduled for October 18. With only a few weeks to go, and with polls showing disputed results in favor of MAS candidate Luis Arce, there are statements from Bolivia […]
Venezuela

Iranian oil tankers arrive in gas-poor Venezuela

May 25, 2020 Marco Teruggi
May 24 — The first of five Iranian oil tankers, named Fortune, entered Venezuelan waters on Saturday night where it was received by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). Its arrival was an event followed […]