The world enters 2025 with shifted North American leadership. President-elect Donald Trump readies to take office in the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation days into the new year. And Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum hits 100 days in office on January 9.
They will be joined by new leaders across the hemisphere, as four countries—Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Honduras—will pick presidents in 2025. Will new faces emerge? In at least two of the four presidential contests, the incumbent president isn’t running. The anti-incumbency trend that defined the post-pandemic years broke in 2024 with several sitting leaders winning re-election. Whoever wins in each country will have to contend with Trump’s threats, low economic growth prospects, and continuing regional concerns around migration and security.
AS/COA Online looks at the electoral calendar in the four Latin American countries holding presidential votes and previews other big elections to watch in 2025, including Canada’s parliamentary contest and Argentina’s midterm election. Several CARICOM countries including Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago are also holding general elections and Uruguay will hold departmental and municipal elections on May 11. Elections are listed in the order in which they are scheduled to occur.
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Publish date : 2025-01-08 09:38:00
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