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bolivia’s election latin america’s drift to the left Evo Morales, the Bolivian president-elect, has already declared himself an admirer of Cuba’s communist leader, Fidel Castro and Venezuela’s outspoken leftist President Hugo Chavez, who consolidated his power in legislative elections this month. During his campaign ahead of the election, Morales -- whose main opponent was Jorge Quiroga, a former president -- warned repeatedly that if elected, he would become a thorn in Washington’s side. Argentina’s left-of-center President Nestor Kirchner has also reinforced his influence in legislative elections, while Chile is on course to getting its first socialist woman president, Michelle Bachelet. And more left-wingers

Latin America Continues March to the Left

Latin America Continues March to the Left Recent public opinion polls taken in Mexico and Peru show left-leaning candidates leading as presidential elections approach in the two countries. The current front-runners are in position to replace two close U.S. allies. A recent Mexican public opinion poll shows leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador leading a field of presidential candidates, as the July 2 presidential election approaches. Some 42 percent of respondents supported Lopez Obrador, placing him ahead of ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon with 32 percent and Roberto Madrazo with 24 percent. Critics of the former Mexico City mayor have branded him a populist

Do Levy’s Nativistic Charms Confirm Our Own

Do Levy's Nativistic Charms Confirm Our Own Does Levy realize that just about everyone on the Left prefers Buchanan to any of the Neocons? The irony is that the American populist movement transcends political parties. Is Buchanan wrong to suggest that some countries are not developed enough intellectually to have a participatory Democracy? The new left, and their anti-war stance on Iraq is based on a workable political solution, which requires a very different sort of Democracy from the winner take all politics of George Bush, who overthrew Hussein, a strong central ruler, and attempted to replace his dictatorship with a

Do Levy’s Nativistic Charms Confirm Our Own

Do Levy's Nativistic Charms Confirm Our Own Does Levy realize that just about everyone on the Left prefers Buchanan to any of the Neocons? The irony is that the American populist movement transcends political parties. Is Buchanan wrong to suggest that some countries are not developed enough intellectually to have a participatory Democracy? The new left, and their anti-war stance on Iraq is based on a workable political solution, which requires a very different sort of Democracy from the winner take all politics of George Bush, who overthrew Hussein, a strong central ruler, and attempted to replace his dictatorship with a

Latin America’s Two Left Wings

Latin America's Two Left Wings Don't confuse those leaders who spring from a communist or socialist past with those who trace their roots to old-fashioned populism. Is Latin America swerving left? Is that the right question? Clearly, the people who are winning elections today are not the ones who won them 5, 10 or 15 years ago; their rhetoric is not the same, and their views of the world are miles apart from those who were elected in the 1980s and 1990s. But are their policies so different?. Consider today's sitting or wanna-be left-wing heads of state: Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, Ricardo