Table 1. Election Results in South America

South America: Heads of State and Election Schedules

Source: The Congressional Research Service (CRS).

a. The Parliament passed a no-confidence vote in December 2018 and the decision was upheld by a court order to plan general elections in March 2019. The Guyana Elections Commission states that it may be ready for elections in July 2019, although the opposition is calling for elections to be held sooner. Taken from the National Post, "Officials: Guyana unable to hold required elections in March," February 5, 2019, at https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/officials-guyana-unable-to-hold-required-elections-in-march.

b. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was elected president Compiled by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). a. On June 18, 2019, the Caribbean Court of Justice upheld a December 2018 no-confidence vote by Guyana's National Assembly. Subsequently, President Granger announced that elections would be held in late November 2019 to provide enough time for Guyana's electoral body to create a new registry of voters; the political opposition has called for the election to be held sooner. See "Court Ruling Sends Guyana to New Elections, As First Oil Output Looms," Reuters, June 18, 2019. b. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was elected president of Peru in June 2016, but resigned on March 21, 2018, just ahead of a vote on impeachment. He was succeeded by First Vice President MartinMartín Vizcarra, who is set to fill out constitutionally succeeded him and is set to fulfill the remainder of Kuczynski's term.

c. In a controversial move, Venezuela's presidential election was moved forward from December 2018 to May 20, 2018. See CRS In Focus IF10230, Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy. Some countries have moved to recognize Juan Guaidó as interim president in 2019. See Most Venezuelans and much of the international community considered the May 2018 election, in which then-President Nicolás Maduro won reelection, as illegitimate (CRS In Focus IF10230, Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy, by Clare Ribando Seelke). The United States and 53 other countries have recognized Juan Guaidó, elected president of Venezuela's National Assembly in January 2019, as Interim President of Venezuela yet Maduro remains in power (CRS Insight IN11024, Venezuela: U.S. Recognizes Interim Government, by Clare Ribando Seelke).

Table 2. Election Results in Mexico and Central America

: Heads of State and Election Schedules

Source: Compiled by CRS. a. The runoff election in Guatemala, to be held in August 2019, will be between Sandra Torres and Alejandro Giammattei, the two candidates who received the highest number of votes in the election. Table 3. Caribbean: Heads of State and Election SchedulesCRS.

a. Nayib Bukele won the presidential elections held on February 3, 2019, and is scheduled to take office on June 1, 2019. See CRS Insight IN11034, El Salvador's 2019 Elections.

b. Laurentino Cortizo won the presidential elections held on May 5, 2019, and is scheduled to take office on July 1, 2019. See CRS In Focus IF10430, Panama: An Overview.

Table 3. Election Results in the Caribbean

Source: CRS.

a.Cuba does not have direct elections for its head of government. Instead, Cuba's legislature selects the members of the 31-member Council of State, with the president of that body serving as Cuba's head of government and head of state. In April 2018, Cuba's legislature selected a new president for a five-year term.

Compiled by CRS.

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