Exit polls have suggested that Evo Morales’ leftwing party has pulled off a stunning political comeback in Bolivia’s presidential election, although an official result has yet to emerge. Two private surveys projected that Luis Arce, the candidate for Morales’ Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas), had secured more than 50% of the vote in the ballot on Sunday, with his closest rival, the centrist former president Carlos Mesa, receiving about 30%. By Tom Phillips and Dan Collyns. Full Text -> TheGuardian

After the dramatic events of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, during which time both the ruling regime of Nicolás Maduro and the interim government headed by Juan Guaidó attempted but failed to land a knockout blow on each other, an uneasy status quo has settled on Venezuela. By Eric Farnsworth. Full text -> Council of Americas

For the past five years, the 34-country Organization of American States, once a sleepy regional bureaucracy, has been a vocal critic of Venezuela’s autocratic regime. But now, several countries are mounting an effort to replace OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro and tone down the group’s criticism of Venezuela and other dictatorships. By Andres Oppenheimer. Full text-> Helard Currier