Current policy United States is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for United States. Republican Donald Trump took office in 2017 and essentially runs typical right-wing politics, with tax cuts and liberalization. However, with a burdus and unpredictable appearance, he differs radically from former presidents and his suitability is questioned […]
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Current policy Trinidad and Tobago is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Trinidad and Tobago. After four years in opposition, the center-right PNM returned to power after the September 2015 election. PNM leader Keith Rowley became new prime minister, succeeding Trinidad and Tobago’s first female head of government, Social […]
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Current policy St. Vincent and The Grenadines is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for St. Vincent and The Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have been governed since 2001 by the Social Democratic United Workers’ Party (ULP) with Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in the lead. The party won a […]
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Current policy St. Lucia is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for St. Lucia. The June 2016 parliamentary elections led to a change of government when the Conservative United Workers’ Party (UWP) triumphed over the Left Liberal Saint Lucia’s Workers Party (SLP), which had been in power for five years. […]
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Current policy St.Kitts and Nevis is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for St. Kitts and Nevis. Between 1995 and 2015, Saint Kitts and Nevis were ruled by the Labor Party and its leader Denzil Douglas. However, in the February 2015 election, the Labor Party was defeated by the newly […]
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Current policy Panama is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Panama. The 2019 election led to the long-dominant center-left Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) retaking the presidential power in Panama, after ten years in opposition. But that was far from the walk-on victory that had been predicted: Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo […]
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Current policy Mexico is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Mexico. Mexico has for the first time since December 2018 a marked left-wing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and the Congress is also dominated by left-wing parties. López Obrador has promised profound changes, which enthusiasm for many voters who […]
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Current policy Jamaica is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Jamaica. In practice, Jamaica has a two-party system with two parties replacing each other in office. The right-wing Jamaica Workers’ Party (JLP) returned to power in 2016, after four years in opposition. New Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who also […]
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Current policy Honduras is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Honduras. The right-wing Nationalist Party has ruled Honduras since 2010 and the president since 2014 is Juan Orlando Hernández. The military has continued to influence politics, despite the fact that it has been over 30 years since the transition […]
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Current policy Haiti is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Haiti. Haiti seems to be in a constant crisis. A political vacuum that emerged in the fall of 2015 seemed to have its solution in early 2017, when President Jovenel Moïse was elected president. But large parts of the […]
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Current policy Grenada is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Grenada. In the 2013 election, the New National Party (NNP) regained power after nearly five years in opposition. Prime Minister Keith Mitchell was successful in his intention to address Grenada’s financial problems. But he did not get the residents […]
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Current policy El Salvador is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for El Salvador. In the 2019 presidential election, Nayib Bukele, a then 37-year-old former mayor of San Salvador, won. He is the first president since the Civil War 1980 – 1992 which do not belong to either of the […]
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Current policy Dominican Republic is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has been ruled by the Liberal Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) since 2004 and in 2016 President Danilo Medina of the PLD was re-elected by a wide margin. His popularity figures have been high […]
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Current policy Dominica is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Dominica. The Social Democratic Labor Party has been in power since 2000 and won four parliamentary elections in a row, but the margin of opposition has decreased. High unemployment, crime and poverty are important political issues. Since the 2005 […]
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Current policy Costa Rica is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Costa Rica. The bipartisan system that practically prevailed in Costa Rica for decades was broken in 2014, when the presidential election was won by the center-left Party Citizens Action (PAC). Despite quite dissatisfaction with the government, PAC’s candidate […]
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Current policy Canada is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Canada. The 2015 parliamentary elections led to a shift in power, when the Liberal Party won its own majority in the lower house. New Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s open leadership style and progressive appearance were, for many Canadians, a […]
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Current policy Belize is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Belize. In November 2015, the ruling Conservative United Democratic Party (UDP) won its third straight election in Belize. Prime Minister Dean Barrow wanted to take advantage of a favorable opinion and the country’s strong economic growth, announcing the election […]
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Current policy Barbados is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Barbados. The Democratic Workers’ Party (DLP) has been ruling Barbados since 2008. The party managed to retain the government’s power in the 2013 elections by a marginal margin. In the February 2013 parliamentary elections, DLP won just over 52 […]
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Current policy Bahamas is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Bahamas. In practice, the Bahamas has a two-party system. The left-liberal PLP ruled in May 2017, when the more right-wing FNM returned to office after five years in opposition. The FNM leader and physician Hubert Minnis became prime minister. […]
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Policy Antigua and Barbuda is a country located in the region of North America. See abbreviation for Antigua and Barbuda. Since independence in 1981, Antigua and Barbuda have been a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth, consisting of Britain and the former British colonies. The head of state, British Queen Elizabeth II, is represented within the […]
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