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This report provides the results of recent presidential elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Below are three tables organized by region, including the date of each country's independence, the name of the newly elected president or prime minister, and the projected date of the next presidential election. Information in this report was gathered from numerous sources, including the U.S. State Department, Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA's) World Fact Book, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Election Guide, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and other news sources.
|
Country |
Independence |
Head of |
Last |
Next |
|
Argentina |
July 9, 1816 |
MACRI, Mauricio |
Oct. 25, 2015/ |
Oct. 2019 |
|
Bolivia |
Aug. 6, 1825 |
MORALES-AYMA, Juan Evo |
Oct. 12, 2014 |
Oct. 2019 |
|
Brazil |
Sept. 7, 1822 |
TEMER, Michela |
Oct. 5, 2014/ |
Oct. 2018 |
|
Chile |
Sept. 18, 1810 |
BACHELET, Michelle |
Nov. 17, 2013/ |
Nov. 2017 |
|
Colombia |
July 20, 1810 |
SANTOS, Juan Manuel |
May 25, 2014/ |
May 2018 |
|
Ecuador |
May 24, 1822 |
CORREA, Rafael |
Feb. |
Feb. |
|
Guyana |
May 26, 1966 |
GRANGER, David |
May 11, 2015 |
May 2020 |
|
Paraguay |
May 14, 1811 |
CARTES, Horacio |
Apr. 21, 2013 |
Apr. 2018 |
|
Peru |
July 28, 1821 |
KUCZYNSKI, Pedro Pablo |
April 10, 2016 /June 5, 2016 |
April 2021 |
|
Suriname |
Nov. 25, 1975 |
BOUTERSE, Desiré Delano |
May 25, 2015 |
May 25, 2020 |
|
Uruguay |
Aug. 25, 1825 |
VÁZQUEZ, Tabaré |
Oct. 26, 2014/ Nov. 30, 2014 |
Oct. 2019 |
|
Venezuela |
July 5, 1811 |
MADURO, Nicolás |
Apr. 14, 2013 |
Dec. 2018 |
Source: The Congressional Research Service (CRS).
a. President Dilma Rousseff is currently suspended from office pending the outcome of an impeachment trial in the Brazilian Senate. Vice President Michel Temer is serving as the interim president.
b. Presidential (and Legislative) elections were held on February 19, 2017. April 2, 2017, was a runoff election for top two presidential candidates.|
Country |
Independence |
Head of |
Last |
Next |
|
Mexico |
Sept. 16, 1810 |
PEÑA NIETO, Enrique |
July 1, 2012 |
July 2018 |
|
Belize |
Sept. 21, 1981 |
BARROW, Dean |
Nov. 4, 2015 |
by Nov. 2020 |
|
Costa Rica |
Sept. 15, 1821 |
SOLĺS, Luís Guillermo |
Feb. 2, 2014/ |
Feb. 2018 |
|
El Salvador |
Sept. 15, 1821 |
SÁNCHEZ CERÉN, Salvador |
Feb. 2, 2014/ |
Feb. 2019 |
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Guatemala |
Sept. 15, 1821 |
MORALES, Jimmy |
Sept. 6, 2015/ |
Sept. 2019 |
|
Honduras |
Sept. 15, 1821 |
HERNÁNDEZ, Juan Orlando |
Nov. 24, 2013 |
Nov. 2017 |
|
Nicaragua |
Sept. 15, 1821 |
ORTEGA, Daniel |
Nov. 6, |
Nov. 6, |
|
Panama |
Nov. 3, 1903 |
VARELA, Juan Carlos |
May 4, 2014 |
May 2019 |
Source: CRS.
|
Country |
Independence |
Head of |
Last |
Next |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
Nov. 1, 1981 |
BROWNE, Gaston |
June 12, 2014 |
by Mar. 2019 |
|
Bahamas |
July 10, 1973 |
CHRISTIE, Perry |
May 7, 2012 |
by May 2017 |
|
Barbados |
Nov. 30, 1966 |
STUART, Freundel |
Feb. 21, 2013 |
by Feb. 2018 |
|
Cuba |
May 20, 1902 |
CASTRO, Raúl |
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Dominica |
Nov. 3, 1978 |
SKERRIT, Roosevelt |
Dec. 8, 2014 |
by Dec. 2019 |
|
Dominican Republic |
Feb. 27, 1844 |
MEDINA, Danilo |
May 15, 2016 |
May 2020 |
|
Grenada |
Feb. 7, 1974 |
MITCHELL, Keith |
Feb. 19, 2013 |
by Feb. 2018 |
|
Haiti |
Jan. 1, 1804 |
|
Oct. 25, 2015 |
Oct. 9, |
|
Jamaica |
Aug. 6, 1962 |
HOLNESS, Andrew |
Feb. 25, 2016 |
by Feb. 2021 |
|
St. Kitts and Nevis |
Sept. 19, 1983 |
HARRIS, Timothy |
Feb. 16, 2015 |
by Feb. 2020 |
|
St. Lucia |
Feb. 22, 1979 |
CHASTANET, Allen |
June 6, 2016 |
by Dec. 2021 |
|
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
Oct. 27, 1979 |
GONSALVES, Ralph E. |
Dec. 9, 2015 |
by Dec. 2020 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
Aug. 31, 1962 |
ROWLEY, Keith |
Sept. 7, 2015 |
by 2020 |
a.
InOn February 24, 2008, Raúl Castro was selected by Cuba's legislature to serve a five-year term as president of the Council of State, a position that makes him head of state and government; in February 2013, he was selected for a second five-year term. Raúl had been serving as acting president since July 31, 2006, when Cuba's long-serving Communist leader, Fidel Castro, stepped down provisionally because of poor health. Since the 1959 Cuban Revolution, there have been no elections for head of government.
b.
Former Haitian president Michel Martelly stepped down from office per the country's constitutional calendar on February 7, 2016, without elections having been held to replace him. After a first-round presidential election was held October 25, 2015, a second round scheduled for December 27, 2015, was canceled. As per an agreement between Martelly and the Haitian parliament, the parliament chose Privert as interim president on February 14, 2016. A new presidential election is scheduled for October 9, 2016, with a runoff scheduled for January 8, 2017
b.
Haiti held a first round presidential election on October 25, 2015, but failed to hold a runoff election before the end of former President Michel Martelly's term in February 2016. The legislature named an interim president, Jocelerme Privert, who was to oversee a second round by April 2016 and step down on June 14. Instead, the electoral council made a controversial decision to nullify the October 2015 round and Privert remained in office. A new election was scheduled for October 9, 2016, but was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew.