Follow-ups on previous headlines from Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Uruguay

“Ecuador takes over Oxy field”: Ecuador’s government declared an “emergency” over the oil fields formerly owned by Occidental Petroleum. It is unknown if this will effect the government’s prior claim to sell the oil fields by August.

“Mexico: López Obrador and Calderón tied”: The final debate between Mexican presidential candidates last week did little to sway voters towards either one of the two leaders- Felipe Calderón and Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Calderón and López Obrador have aimed their sharpest insults at each other and have been trying to distinguish each other as polar opposites on the ideological spectrum. Mexico’s Federal Elections Council has had their hands full trying to wade through the constant mudslinging.

“Peru: Alan Garcia claims presidency”: In Peru, defeated presidential candidate Ollanta Humala pledged to lead a strong opposition against president-elect Alan Garcia including allying with other political factions in the legislature against Garcia’s party. However, this may be stymied by deep internal rifts within Humala’s party.

“Mill dispute continues…”: Argentina and Uruguay took their arguments over their ongoing debate over Uruguay’s infamous paper mill building plan to the International Court of Justice last Thursday.

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