#Uruguay: In the departmental elections last week, the Broad Front (left|centre-left) was victorious in the capital while the National Party (centre-right) won in most of the countryside.

#Ecuador: The Supreme Court had archived the investigation into ex-president Guillermo Lasso’s (CREO, conservative) involvement in the embezzlement case of state-owned oil company Flopec, clearing him of guilt. The case provoked Lasso’s dissolution of Congress in 2023.

#Suriname, Blue Dot Insight Poll:

General Election

NDP (Left): 39%
VHP: (Centre-left): 22%
NPS (Centre-left): 15%
ABOP (Maroon Interests): 11%
PL (Centre-left): 7%
BEP (Maroon Interests): 2%
...

Fieldwork: 6 - 13 May, 2025
Sample size: 1,025

#Suriname, elections today:

➤ Eligible voters: 401,903
➤ Polls open: 7 AM—7 PM local
➤ Govt: President Chandrikapersad Santokhi’s (VHP, centre-left)
➤ No. of seats: 51
➤ Term: 5 years
➤ Voting system: Party-list proportional representation

#Venezuela, legislative and regional elections today:

➤ Eligible voters: ~21.6 million
➤ Polls open: 7AM—4PM local
➤ Seats: 285
➤ Term: 5 years (National Assembly)|4 years (Governor)
➤ Voting system: Mixed-member majoritarian (National Assembly)|FPTP (Governor)

#Venezuela: Polls have now closed for today's legislative and regional elections.

#Barbados, Saint James by-election result:

Blackman (BLP, centre-left): 84.3%✅
Dujon (DLP, centre-left): 14.5%
...

BLP HOLD

Turnout: 37.9%

BLP wins Saint James North for the 9th consecutive election in a landslide. PM Mia Mottley's BLP house majority remains 29–1.

#Suriname: Polls have closed for today legislative elections.

#Suriname, preliminary results:

14% counted

NDP (left): 34% (+10)
VHP (Centre-left): 33% (-6)
NPS (Centre-left): 12%
ABOP (Maroon interests): 11% (+2)
PL (Centre-left): 4% (-2)
BEP (Maroon interests): 3%

#Suriname, preliminary results, seat projection

14% counted

NDP (Left): 18 (+2)
VHP (Centre-left): 18 (-2)
NPS (Centre-left): 6 (+3)
ABOP (Maroon interests): 6 (-2)
PL (Centre-left): 1 (-1)
BEP (Maroon interests): 1 (-1)
A20 (Centre-right | *): 1

#Guyana: On the eve of its 59th Independence, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali (PPP/C, centre-left) set general and regional elections for September 1, 2025.

Ali—seeking a second and final term—leads polls against a divided opposition.

#Suriname, preliminary results, seat projection

18% counted

NDP (Left): 18 (+2)
VHP (Centre-left): 17 (-3)
NPS (Centre-left): 6 (+3)
ABOP (Maroon interests): 6 (-2)
PL (Centre-left): 2
BEP (Maroon interests): 1 (-1)
A20 (Centre-right | *): 1

#Suriname: With final results still delayed due to logistical difficulties, six parties have agreed to form a new coalition government: NDP (left), ABOP and BEP (maroon interests), NPS (centre-left), PL (centre-left), and A20 (centre-right|*).

#Venezuela, legislative election:

Final results

GPP (Left): 86%
DA (Centre-left | Centre | Liberal | Centre-right): 7%
NF (Centre): 3%
UNTC ÚNICA (*): 5%

#Venezuela, legislative election, seat count:

Final results

GPP (Left): 256
DA (Centre-left | Centre | Liberal | Centre-right): 8
UNTC ÚNICA (*): 6
NF (Centre): 2

#Chile, AtlasIntel poll:

Presidential election

Tohá (PPD, centre-left): 18% (+5)
Matthei (UDI, conservative): 18% (-1)
J.A. Kast (PRCh, right): 17% (+4)
...

(+/- vs. 20-24 April 2025)

Fieldwork: 21-26 May 2025
Sample size: 2,139

#Chile, Panel Ciudadano/UDD poll:

Unity for Chile presidential primary

Tohá (PPD, centre-left): 36% (-3)
Jara (PCCh, left): 33% (+5)
Winter (FA, left): 27% (-3)
...

(+/- vs. 1 May 2025)

Fieldwork: 28-29 May 2025
Sample size: 2,110

#Peru, CPI poll:

Approval rating for the performance of President Dina Boluarte (ind.)

Approve: 2.4% (-2.7)
Disapprove: 95.9% (+6.4)
Don't know: 1.7% (-3.7)

(+/- vs. 15-20 Nov 2024)

Fieldwork: 15-23 May 2025
Sample size: 1,200

#Peru, CPI poll:

Presidential election

Vizcarra (P1, centre): 23%
Fujimori (FP, right): 16%
López Aliaga (RP, right): 13%
Álvarez (PPT, conservative): 10%
...

Fieldwork: 15-23 May 2025
Sample size: 1,200

Trinidad and Tobago: Opposition Leader and Arima MP Pennelope Beckles-Robinson will become the first female PNM (liberal) leader unopposed, after ex-PM Stuart Young declined to run. It is the first time the top three vote-winning parties are all led by women.

#TnT