Mainstream Parties in Crisis: Introduction

In reelecting President Alvaro Uribe by a landslide, Colombia's voters opted for continuity. But they chose continuity with an administration that has carried out a major series of policy innovations.

Despite increasing authoritarian tendencies at the national level, there are signs that Nicaragua has been making democratic advances at the local level.

If the PRC moves toward democracy, it is likely to be in some part due to the influence of Taiwan.