Cost of Politics Reports

Entering and contesting politics in Mexico is a great challenge. Those brave enough to participate face various costs, both visible and invisible, including financial, personal, reputational and even threats to their physical security. Although public funding for political parties in the country is adequate and meets international standards, not all political actors have equal access to these resources.

Getting into and staying in politics in El Salvador requires significant and elevated material costs for those who wish to do so. Therefore, not just any average or ordinary citizen can do so successfully.

Involucrarse y mantenerse en la política en El Salvador implica altos costos materiales y simbólicos. No cualquier ciudadano medio o común puede hacerlo con éxito.

The economic and personal costs of doing politics in Guatemala still represent a sizeable barrier to entry. In the financing of Guatemalan politics, clientelistic practices, improper use of public funds, unreported funding by large financiers, and illicit financing...

Los costos económicos y personales de hacer política en Guatemala todavía representan un obstáculo que no cualquier ciudadano puede afrontar, particularmente si se es mujer o si se compite en el ámbito local.

Honduras is one of the poorest nations in Latin America. The Honduran party system partially facilitates candidates not always having a programmatic relationship with their voters.

El sistema de partidos hondureños facilita en parte que los candidatos no siempre tengan una relación programática con sus votantes, sino un vinculo patrón cliente, cuyo surgimiento y consolidación se remonta a la época colonial del país.