Multiple elections in Latin America
Two out of three Latin Americans, from countries producing $4 trillion of economic output, may have new presidents by the end of 2018

MEXICO – Jul 1
Left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has double-digit lead in most opinion polls. Obrador government could be less accommodating toward U.S., where President Trump has stoked trade tensions and aggressively moved to curb immigration

CUBA – Apr 18
Miguel Díaz-Canel succeeds Raúl Castro as president, ending 59 years of Castro family rule

VENEZUELA – May 20
Leftist incumbent Nicolas Maduro looks certain to be re-elected in snap election boycotted by main
opposition.
Poll follows months of protests against food shortages amid economic collapse exacerbated by sanctions

COSTA RICA – May 8
Centre-left candidate Carlos Alvarado takes office after upset victory over evangelical pastor in
presidential run-off election

COLOMBIA – May 27
Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque leads leftwing former guerrilla Gustavo Petro in polls. Election
may determine fate of fragile peace process, which ended 54-year war with Marxist FARC rebels but angered many by giving commanders political voice

BRAZIL – Oct 7
Presidential race wide open after Supreme Court rejected plea by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to avoid prison while he appeals corruption conviction.
Lula was ahead in polls, with third of voters still undecided

PARAGUAY – Aug 15
Mario Abdo Benítez, from right-wing Colorado Party which has dominated national politics for decades, takes office after winning Apr 22 election


Sources: FT, BBC, Reuters 
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