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Ariel Sribman Mittelman

Politologist and Doctor in Political Science from the University of Salamanca. He specializes in the succession of power and vice-presidency in Latin America.

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Latin American Vice Presidents and Corruption: Ways of Life

It is vox populi the hypothesis that Cristina Fernández's determination to hold political office has more to do with her ambition for power than with the immunity that such office confers on her.

Pedro Castillo facing the precipice

The project with which Castillo intends to restore its chaotic situation is nothing less than a new Constitution. But regardless of its dimensions, the project has all the characteristics of a botched job.

Warning to mariners: low tide in Latin America

Expecting a Pink Tide to save us is as unreasonable as expecting a Blue or Grey Tide to do so. The problem consists in expecting from these governments the imposition of certain policies, instead of expecting the achievement of long-term agreements with the rest of the political arc.

Undemocratic and monarchic Nicaragua?

Daniel Ortega confirmó el 25 de octubre que su compañera, Rosario Murillo, era oficialmente co-presidenta. Esta maniobra de Ortega liquida el cargo de vice, respaldado por la Constitución, por la historia y por el voto popular.