On 27 October 2019, the Peronist presidential ticket of Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner obtained victory in the first round of national elections, with 8 per cent more votes than President Mauricio Macri, who was seeking reelection. After a brief interregnum of Macri’s four-year…
Term limits are the key instrument for limiting presidential power, but in practice this tool has not always been effective. In Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, the limits have been repeatedly abolished – an indicator of democratic backlash.
