The Caribbean has a challenging year ahead on the electoral front as voters are set to head to the polls in seven countries.

The mandate of the Support Mission Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH)—the country’s weak but mildly successful anti-graft commission—is set to expire on January 19. Two scenarios emerge, none will result in the strengthening of the MACCIH.

As protests began in Colombia, the demands of the public were purely economic. However, their original claims soon functioned as a catalyst to call out human rights violations.

The battle to reform Uruguay’s flagging education system represents the mixed legacy of the Broad Front’s time in power.

While some fear that Alberto Fernández’s victory means a return to the populist and fiscally irresponsible policies of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the country’s current political and economic state will likely force the new president to take a moderate course.

Following the runoff election on November 24, Uruguay will face the challenge of remaining one of the strongest democracies in Latin America. This will be a shared responsibility between the winner and the losing party.

Sunday’s presidential elections in Argentina and Uruguay proved democracy is still well and alive in a region where protests are raging, but revealed an anti-incumbent mood in the electorate.