#Suriname: Former president Desi Bouterse (NDP, left), who led Suriname under military rule from 1980 to 1987 and served as elected president from 2010 to 2020, has died at the age of 79.

Bouterse was convicted for the 1982 murders of fifteen political dissidents.

#Chile, Cadem poll:

Approval rating of the performance of President Gabriel Boric (FA, left)

Approve: 33% (+4)
Disapprove: 59% (-3)
Don't know/Neither: 8% (-1)

(+/- vs. 11-13 Dec)

Fieldwork: 18-20 December 2024
Sample size: 705

United States: Former President Jimmy Carter (DEM, liberal), who served from 1977-1981, has passed away at the age of 100. He was the oldest surviving ex-President.

#USA

#Ecuador, Cedatos poll:

Presidential election

Noboa (ADN, centre-right): 48% (+20)
Gonzalez (RC|RETO, left|centre-right): 33% (-1) Jairala (CD, centre-left): 5% Tabacchi (CREO, conservative): 4%
…
+/- 2023 election

Fieldwork: 17 - 20 December 2024
Sample size: 3,444

#Ecuador, Cedatos poll:

Legislative election

RC (left): 28% (-12)
ADN (centre-right): 23% CREO (conservative): 4%
CD (centre-left): 3%
MUPP (indigenous): 2%
…

+/- vs 2023 election

Fieldwork: 17 - 20 December 2024
Sample size: 3,444

Happy New Year! Here is our annual map showing the state of the national governments in the Americas as we enter 2025.

Trinidad and Tobago: Prime Minister Keith Rowley (PNM, Liberal), MP for Diego Martin West since 1991, will resign as an MP before the end of his term and will not contest the 2025 general election. Rowley has served as Prime Minister since 2015.

#TnT

#Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (LPC, Liberal) announced his resignation as Prime Minister and party leader. He will remain in office until the Liberal Party elects a new leader.

Trinidad and Tobago: Energy Minister Stuart Young (PNM, Liberal), MP for Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann's West, has been selected by the PNM Parliamentary Caucus to succeed Keith Rowley as Prime Minister when he leaves office before the 2025 general election.

#TnT

#Venezuela: Opposition politician Maria Corina Machado, the leader of Vente Venezuela (conservative), was arrested at a protest today against the swearing-in of Nicolas Maduro (PSUV, left) for another presidential term.

UK (#Bermuda): Premier and Finance Minister David Burt (PLP, centre-left) has called a parliamentary election for 18 February. Burt has signalled that this will be his final election following a change in PLP leadership in October this year. Burt has led PLP since 2016.

#UnitedKingdom

United States: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio John Husted (GOP, right) has been appointed as Senator for Ohio to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance (GOP, right).

#Panama, Vea Panamá poll for La Estrella:

Party identification

RM (conservative): 12.1%
PRD (centre): 6.1%
PAN (conservative): 4.1%
CD (centre-right): 2.9%
Vamos (*): 2.6%
...

Fieldwork: January 2025
Sample size: 1,521

#Panama, Vea Panamá poll for La Estrella:

How do you consider the government of José Raúl Mulino (RM, conservative) is doing?

In a good way: 51%
In a bad way: 36%
Don't know/do not answer: 12%.

Fieldwork: January 2025
Sample size: 1,521

#USA: Donald Trump (GOP, Right) has been inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. James (J.D.) Vance (GOP) has been inaugurated as the 50th vice president. Trump is the first nonconsecutive president since Grover Cleveland (1885, 1893).

El Salvador: Former President Mauricio Funes (FMLN, left), who served from 2009-2014, has passed away at age 65. He was living in exile in Nicaragua since 2016, after being convicted in absentia on charges tied to negotiations with armed gangs during his presidency.

#ElSalvidor

#USA (Puerto Rico), status referendum final results:

Statehood: 58.6%
Free Association: 29.6%
Independence: 11.8%

In the original reporting of the results, the percentages for Independence and Free Association were erroneously swapped by the voting machine company.

#PR

#Chile, Cadem poll:

Presidential election

Matthei (UDI, conservative): 37% (-7)
J. Kaiser (PNL, right): 16% (+8)
J.A. Kast (REP, right): 15% (+1)
...

(+/- vs. 11-13 Dec 2024)

Fieldwork: 8-10 January 2025
Sample size: 705

#Bolivia, Diagnosis poll:

Presidential election

Reyes Villa (APB-S, conservative|right): 18% (+7)
Rodríguez (MAS, left): 12% (+1)
Quiroga (FRI, centre-right): 12% (new)
...

(+/- vs. 21-22 Sep 2024)

Fieldwork: 11-12 January 2025
Sample size: 1,800

#Ecuador, comunicaliza poll:

Presidential election

Noboa (ADN, centre-right): 40% (+4)
L. Gonzalez (RC, left): 35% (+2)
A. Gonzalez (PSP, centre-right): 4% (+3)
Iza (MUPP, indigenous): 2%
…

+/- 11 - 15 December 2024

Fieldwork: 20 - 22 January 2025
Sample size: 4,486

#Ecuador, IPSOS poll:

Presidential election

Noboa (ADN, centre-right): 47%
L. Gonzalez (RC, left): 32%
A. Gonzalez (PSP, center-right): 5%
Iza (MUPP, indigenous): 3%
...

Fieldwork: 20 - 24 January 2024
Sample size: 2,000