🌎 Year in Review: An anti-incumbent streak that lifted the left into power across much of Latin America in 2022 could soon swing major elections the other way
The region's ideological sympathies were on display in December when Peru's leftist former President Pedro Castillo tried toThe governments of Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia and HondurasCastillo's ouster, with some referring to it as a "coup." The U.S. State department said it "welcomes" the appointment of his successor, President Dina Boluarte.
Lula recognized Castillo's ouster as "constitutional," but did not condemn his attempt to shut down the legislature., as progressive movements have embraced the fight against climate change. While old guard leftists like Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are still bullish on fossil fuels, many of his peers are embracing renewable energy and conservation.in the first half of 2023, along with developed countries interested in its preservation.
However, that and other efforts at elusive "regional integration" built on common ideology could face a closing window of opportunity. Castillo, ousted about a year and a half after his election, may not be the only leftist leader to face difficult times. Argentine President Alberto Fernandez is nursing an approval rating around 20% ahead of an October election in which he and his allies would facethat dominated the year, and the outlook for 2023.
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