Latin America Could See More Nayib Bukeles
Weak political representation and entrenched inequality is fertile ground for imitators of El Salvador’s president, writes AQ’s correspondent.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on A (Relatively) Bullish Case for Latin America A year ago on the Americas Quarterly Podcast, I was asked who I thought was more likely to become a model for millennial politicians in Latin America: Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, or Chile’s Gabriel Boric. As the first millennials to reach the presidency in the region, they are examples of what the future could bring. And they’re starkly different: Bukele is implementing mano dura policies without regard to the cost to human rights and constitutional order. Boric represents social demands...
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