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Popular revolt grows in Bolivia

Patrick Guillaudat — 2026-07-01T08:01:08Z

Bolivia has been experiencing a powerful social movement against President Rodrigo Paz's austerity measures since the spring of 2026. Led by trade union, peasant and indigenous organizations, the mobilization is facing growing repression while maintaining its demands against the high cost of living and the grip of multinationals.

- IVP618 - July 2026 / Bolivia, Protest movements

Gustavo Petro tested in power in Colombia

Patrick Guillaudat — 2022-11-04T06:51:16Z

“Yet, very recently, the victories of Boric in Chile, Castillo in Peru and Petro in Colombia have shown that we are still in the same sequence... but with strong nuances. The anti-imperialist discourse of the first wave has largely faded and these three new presidents are much more inclined to expand their majority towards a part of the right.”

- IV574 - November 2022 / Colombia

Bolivia's coup plotters in jail as elections loom

Patrick Guillaudat — 2021-03-21T17:10:18Z

“In such a context, the Bolivian people, who have been able to mobilize despite the repression against the Añez government, show that they do not give a blank cheque to anyone.”

- IV554 - March 2021 / Bolivia

An illusion of election

Patrick Guillaudat — 2021-01-02T10:09:54Z

“This is a real blank check given to Maduro to rule without accountability. No wonder Venezuelans are not motivated to elect a National Assembly whose role will be to applaud decisions made elsewhere.”

- IV552 - January 2021 / Venezuela

Lessons for the left from Correa's presidency

Patrick Guillaudat, Pierre Mouterde — 2016-08-01T06:18:09Z

The earthquake which struck Ecuador's Pacific coast on April 16, 2016 left some heavy traces, and not only in terms of human losses (nearly 700 dead, 6,000 wounded and 30,000 affected) or material damage (between 3 and 4 billion dollars needed for reconstruction), but also in social and political terms. And through the innumerable effects that this earthquake has had on the management of the country, we can understand the tensions and contradictions in the current policies of President Rafael Correa's government

- IV499 - August 2016 / Ecuador