Nine candidates confirmed they will run (Prensa Latina) in Chile’s November presidential election. The early frontrunners (Reuters) are left-wing lawmaker Gabriel Boric and independent former minister Sebastian Sichel.
Nicaragua: Authorities formally accused (Reuters) Carlos Chamorro, a prominent journalist and critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government, with money laundering. It was the latest charge in Ortega’s broad crackdown on the press and opposition.
