Shannon O’Neil on Latin America’s Lurch to the Left The Library of Intellect
go to original June 14, 2022

Anti-Incumbent Move (The Library of Intellect)

Since 2018, Latin America has seen leftist parties and candidates winning elections throughout the region. In 2022, polls in Colombia and Brazil have indicated that left-leaning candidates are favorites to take the top jobs in each country.

What are the causes of this leftward turn? What implications might this new generation of leftist politics have on Latin America? Can the left find solutions for a continent that was hit harder by Covid than any other region?

What impact will the new rise of leftist politics have on the pace of China´s growing influence on the continent? And what are the consequences for Washington´s strategy in the Americas?

Lurching Left: Brazil, Colombia, and Electoral Trends in Latin America (Network 20/20)

Related: Latin America’s Leftists Aren’t Who You Think (FP)

Related: Is Democracy Backsliding in Latin America - or Making a Comeback? (FP)

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