On Sunday November 27th, voters in the small Central American country of Honduras go to the polls to elect a president, the national Congress and mayors. Normally this would attract little attention. But the Hondurans will fire the starting pistol for a Latin American electoral marathon, with no less than a dozen presidential contests and 13 legislative elections over the coming year. Involving Brazil and Mexico, the region's two giants, and four out of the five mid-sized South American republics (see table above), these elections will colour the region's political map for years to come.
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