One month, four elections. In November, four Latin American countries—Argentina, Chile, Honduras, and Nicaragua—hold elections, with three selecting presidents. We preview all four, covering the context in each case, from a sham in Nicaragua to an inflection point in Chile. 

Chilean polls show a hardliner overtaking the conservatives' moderate to become one of the contest’s frontrunners. Check out our tracker for a look at this shifting race.

We'll be monitoring Latin America’s month of elections throughout November. Keep an eye on as-coa.org/2021 for election coverage, polls, candidate explainers, and more. 

THEY SAID WHAT?

• Panama is running out of water for its canal—and its people. (Bloomberg)
• An in-depth series explores how Mexico’s exploding preventive prison levels impact women and vulnerable populations. (Animal Político)  
• Nayib Bukele’s political party has an unauthorized clone in Guatemala. (El Faro)
• Conservatives are using new tactics to block abortion access in Latin America. (El País)

• Mexico signed an agreement with Moscow to package the Sputnik V vaccine domestically. (El Financiero)
• Colombia signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. company Inovio to produce its vaccine, which is in Phase 3 trials. (El Colombiano)