Election upsets may herald crumbling of Latin America’s leftist bloc
Tumbling commodity prices have thrown region into economic turbulence, while many voters appear to be tiring of their leftist leaders CARACAS — Recent electoral upsets in Argentina and Venezuela could herald a crumbling of the leftist bloc that has prevailed in Latin America over much of the past two decades, analysts say.Tumbling commodity prices have thrown the region into economic turbulence, while many voters are said to be tiring of their leftist leaders — though those in countries such as Ecuador and Bolivia seem to be going strong."The left’s political discourse is looking worn-out," says Elsa Cardozo, a specialist in international affairs at Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela."The transformations they brought about have led backwards in the end."In legislative polls on Sunday voters punished Venezuela’s socialist government for a deep economic crisis in the country due to falling oil prices.The opposition won control of the legislative assembly controlled for the past 16 ...
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