Source: Independent Institute
by Alvaro Vargas Llosa
“Every time I read that Latin America is shifting to the right, I scratch my head thinking: are people unaware that Brazil and Mexico, both in the hands of the left, represent 56 percent of the gross domestic product of Latin America and the Caribbean and 54 percent of the region’s population? Not to mention that Colombia, the third most populated country, is also governed by the left. That said, yes, the right has won in Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, and Honduras, and is governing in other countries, such as El Salvador, Paraguay and Peru (after the President of the Congress assumed power following the impeachment of the previous president). But three important presidential elections that will take place this year will give us a sense of where the subcontinent really stands.” (01/21/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/01/21/latin-america-elections/