The Hybrid Regimes of Central America

Where indigenous peoples constitute a smaller share of the electorate, their recent inclusion denotes a more generalized opening of the political system to excluded and vulnerable sectors of society.

As Latin America suffers from its worst economic crisis in decades, the reform of political institutions remains the region’s best hope.

In a runoff between candidates with dubious democratic credentials, former antisystem outsider Ollanta Humala defeated Keiko Fujimori by attracting votes from the middle class.