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Latin American leftward shifts relate to local drivers

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: LATIN AMERICA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Latin America LA/C Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Topical: economy politics social election government health opposition party policy poverty
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2022), "Latin American leftward shifts relate to local drivers", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB268374

Monday, April 4, 2022

Significance

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the failings of centre-right governments in protecting living standards. However, the left in different countries is far from a uniform force.

Impacts

The scope for left-wing radicalism in Latin American is limited, with Venezuela and Cuba losing influence in the region.
The weakening of political parties in the region produces more diffuse, less ideological currents.
Moves towards the centre may generate new splits among left-wing parties.

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