The Right Reacts in Latin America

Lula’s election last year was seen as a second summit red wave In Latin America, with the victory of several left-wing politicians: Colombian Gustavo Petro, Bolivian Luis Arce Catacura, Chilean Gabriel Boric, Peruvian Pedro Castillo and Honduran Xiomara Castro. But the tide has turned, he says Crusoe.

In recent elections in the region, the oath fared much better. In Paraguay, the candidate elected was Santiago Peña, from the Colorado Party, a traditional right-wing organization. The Guaçu Front, led by former left-wing president Fernando Lugo, received only 2% of the vote , which would get him only one seat out of 45 in the Senate. Lugo, who was president between 2008 and 2012, has not been re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies.”

In Chile, the big winner was the Republican Party, led by José Antonio Cast, of the populist right. Chileans voted to form a constitutional council, to write a new charter, after the leftist project faltered. Of the 55 seats in the body that will set the new text, the Republican Party will have 22. In addition to the 11 seats from Chile Seguro’s centre-right coalition, the right will have 33 seats, which would guarantee a majority to decide what goes in and what stays out of the new constitution. Kast still leads in the polls for the upcoming presidential election, with 20% of the electorate, followed by the centre-right name, Evelyn Mathey, with 13%. All other candidates no more than 4%.

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