Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/election/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/election/ 144 144 Anuel AA Backs Trump: Will Puerto Rican Voters Follow? https://remezcla.com/features/culture/anuel-aa-backs-donald-trump-endorsement-will-puerto-rican-voters-follow/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 01:58:55 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=377057 Donald Trump is on stage tonight for the Presidential Debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, where discussions include issues affecting marginalized communities. As election day nears, Trump’s outreach to Latine voters took an unexpected twist when reggaeton star Anuel AA endorsed him at a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Anuel shared photos on Instagram of himself

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]]> Anuel AA Trump JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 30: Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA (L) joins Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in the 1st Summit Arena at the Cambria County War Memorial on August 30, 2024 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Promising to cut energy bills in half, conduct the largest deportation operation in history and put a 200% tariff on foreign made automobiles, Trump rallied his supporters in the all-important battleground state of Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) For These 5 Venezuelans, Hope is Scarce But Not Lost After Presidential Election https://remezcla.com/features/remezcla/venezuela-hope-is-scarce-but-not-lost-after-presidential-election-nicolas-maduro/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:14:52 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=375176 The post-election days in Venezuela feel like a self-fulfilling prophecy for the people in the South American nation. There’s a sense of déjà vu. The government of President Nicolás Maduro, who was declared the winner of the Presidential elections, continues to declare they are indeed the victors of the elections, which took place on July

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]]> Remezcla Size for Features (1) Demonstrators hold a giant national flag of Venezuela during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in the country's Presidential elections, at Puerta del Sol, Madrid, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images) El Salvador President Asks for 6-Month Leave of Absence — Yes, From Being President https://remezcla.com/culture/el-salvador-president-asks-for-6-month-leave-of-absence-yes-from-being-president/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:04:04 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=362115 El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele asked – and was granted – a six-month leave on Thursday, November 30th. Vice-President Félix Ulloa was also granted the same six-month leave. Both will use it the time to campaign for reelection, despite El Salvador’s constitution expressly prohibiting consecutive terms for Presidents. Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara, Bukele’s private

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]]> Nayib Bukele SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - JUNE 1: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele gestures during a report to the nation for the 4th year of the current presidential administration in the plenary session at the Legislative Assembly on June 1, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele marks his fourth year of government on June 1 as he seeks re-election in the 2024 elections for a further 5-year period, despite accusations of being unconstitutional. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images) Meet the Mexican Lawyer Who Wants to Unseat Ted Cruz in Next Election https://remezcla.com/culture/meet-mexican-lawyer-mark-gonzalez-unseat-ted-cruz-next-election/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:23:40 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=356214 For former Nueces County district attorney Mark Gonzalez, the end goal is taking Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s job in 2024. On Tuesday (September 5), Gonzalez announced that he would enter the Democratic primary in hopes of challenging Cruz for his Senate seat. Gonzalez’s campaign began with him resigning from his position as DA of his

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]]> Ted Cruz Politics WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks at a news conference on the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Senators with the Senate Judiciary Committee held the press conference to discuss Senate Judiciary Chairman Richard Durbin's (D-IL) upcoming ethics bill. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Meet Xóchitl Gálvez, the Second Woman Running to Become Mexico’s First-Ever Woman President https://remezcla.com/culture/meet-xochitl-galvez-second-woman-running-mexico-first-ever-woman-president/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:36:21 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=356087 By this time next year, Mexico will likely be led by its first-ever woman president. The country’s two main political parties have both chosen women as their presidential nominees as the governing National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party will be represented by Claudia Sheinbaum, a Jewish former mayor of Mexico City. And the other big political

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]]> Xóchitl Gálvez Politics August 15, 2023 Toluca , Mexico : Xóchitl Gálvez, candidate for coordinator of the Frente Amplio por México, during a meeting with supporters in the center of the city of Toluca. (Photo by Arturo Hernández / Eyepix Group) (Photo credit should read Arturo Hernandez / Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Ron DeSantis Promises to End Birthright Citizenship if Elected President https://remezcla.com/culture/ron-desantis-promises-to-end-birthright-citizenship-if-elected-president/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:10:18 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=350712 Twice-impeached and twice-indicted former President Donald Trump isn’t the only 2024 Republican who is running in 2024 and promising to end birthright citizenship. Ron DeSantis is joining him in an authoritarian mockery of “power” in his own bid for the presidency. Speaking in Eagle Pass, Texas, from a podium with the words, “No Excuses” and

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]]> Ron DeSantis Culture Florida Governor and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference near the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, on June 26, 2023. DeSantis engaged with voters and residents in border-adjacent communities during a campaign event. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) Claudia Sheinbaum Takes First Step to Become Mexico’s First Woman President https://remezcla.com/culture/claudia-sheinbaum-takes-first-step-to-become-mexico-first-woman-president/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:53:11 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=349900 Claudia Sheinbaum is stepping down from her role as the mayor of Mexico City to run in the 2024 presidential election in Mexico. According to Reuters, Sheinbaum’s last day in her current role as Mexico City’s mayor will be this Friday (June 16). She is one of the favorites to earn the nomination for the

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]]> Claudia Sheinbaum Election Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Announces Re-Election Bid Despite It Being Prohibited https://remezcla.com/culture/el-salvador-president-nayib-bukele-announces-re-election-bid-despite-it-being-prohibited/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:17:45 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=332369 Despite the constitution of El Salvador not allowing presidents to serve consecutive terms, President Nayib Bukele announced on Thursday (September 15) that he would run for re-election before his current term ends in 2024. “I’m announcing to the Salvadoran people that I’ve decided to run as a candidate for president of the republic,” Bukele said

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]]> President Bukele Celebrates Three Years In Office SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - JUNE 01: President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele delivers a message to the citizens as he celebrates his third year in office at the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador building on June 1, 2022 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is celebrating his third year in office. (Photo by Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images) Here’s What We Know About Puerto Rico’s Historic Yet Botched Mayoral Election https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/heres-know-puerto-ricos-historic-yet-botched-mayoral-election/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:01:13 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=294099 It should be known by now who won the mayoral race in San Juan, or at least who’s projected to win. But the appearance of cases of uncounted early voting ballots, plus thousands more uncounted from actual election day, have left the people of Puerto Rico in doubt. “It’s going to be days, possibly weeks,

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]]> header-sanjuan-mayoral-race Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. U.S. Hits Single-Day Record With 103,087 Coronavirus Cases This Week & More in Today’s News https://remezcla.com/culture/u-s-hits-single-day-record-103087-coronavirus-cases-week-todays-news/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:00:01 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=293620 Las Notis is a daily news column that gets you up to speed on the political, media + other goings-on in the United States, Latin America, and the diaspora—all in one quick digest. Here’s your glimpse at what’s going on today:

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]]> header-us-hits-covid-cases A sign across from a hospital in a neighborhood that saw a significant number of COVID-19 cases early on in the pandemic thanks first responders on September 14, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.