The One Big Trend in Latin America's Coming Elections
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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