Central America in May 2026: the most important developments in politics
Central America's politics in May 2026 centered on Costa Rica. Laura Fernandez was sworn in as president on May 8, and the outgoing president kept two high-profile posts in her government. On May 4, the leaders of the newspaper La Nacion said the United States had revoked their visas. Costa Rica also signed a trade deal with Israel and moved its embassy to Jerusalem, a shift in its Middle East policy. Israeli President Isaac Herzog began an official visit to the region in Panama City on May 6, and Honduras and Chile were reported set to return their envoys to Israel after recalling them during the Gaza war.
Elsewhere, Guatemala's president appointed a new attorney general, and Indigenous leaders who had helped protect the president were jailed for a year. Russia ratified a military cooperation agreement with Nicaragua on May 2.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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