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The One Big Trend in Latin America's Coming Elections

By Oliver Stuenkel

Fourteen Latin American countries will hold elections within two years. Most share a rejection of the establishment, and the search for a savior.

“Anybody who tells you they know who will win is misinformed,” a Mexican political analyst recently told me in a debate about next year’s presidential elections. In a scenario where only 2 percent of Mexicans trust political parties and only 4 percent believe the country is on the right track, she said, anything can...

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