The third-term president has used his experience and personal relationships with lawmakers to build the majorities that now support his agenda.
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Political Science, University of Florida
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Director DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Doctoral Candidate in Economics, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
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Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin