by Strong Americas | Aug 26, 2026
Ecuador’s return to civilian rule in 1979 ushered in a multiparty democracy that has often been marked by fragmentation and frequent shifts in power. For much of the following decades, no single party consistently held a durable majority, and a series of...
by Strong Americas | Aug 26, 2026
The Dominican Republic’s modern party system emerged after the 1961 assassination of longtime dictator Rafael Trujillo and consolidated through the internationally observed 1966 election. Since then, three parties have dominated the political landscape: the...
by Strong Americas | Aug 26, 2026
Dominica’s party system took shape gradually after the introduction of universal adult suffrage in the 1950s. The Dominica Labour Party, founded in 1955, is the island’s oldest political organization and first contested general elections in 1961,...
by Strong Americas | Aug 26, 2026
Cuba is governed as a one-party socialist state in which the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) is constitutionally recognized as the country’s sole legal political party and the leading force of society and government. Unlike most nations in the Americas, Cuba does...
by Strong Americas | Aug 26, 2026
Costa Rica has long been regarded as one of Latin America’s most stable democracies, a reputation built in part on a competitive multiparty system and a tradition of peaceful transfers of power. For much of the late twentieth century, two parties, the National...
