Venezuela's rejection of Mr. Chavez's "president for life" ambition is encouraging. But as various panelists have noted, he doesn't represent the "Left" any more than does Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The trend in Latin America still seems to me to be a strengthening of the center-left, after the failure of the very conservative pro-market governments in Argentina and elsewhere. The paradigmatic figure is Lula in Brazil. Maybe it's this "New Left" -- very pragmatic, market-friendly but not slavishly so -- that deserves a closer look. (Especially since something similar may be emerging in the U.S. in the 2008 presidential elections).
I would be interested to know whether PostGlobal panelists and readers see similar signs of this more confident center-left in their parts of the world.
Please e-mail PostGlobal if you'd like to receive an email notification when PostGlobal sends out a new question.
Email Me | Del.icio.us | Digg | Facebook
Recent Comments
Jesse on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: I am espec
Bob on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: Here in Al
Donny on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: Actually,
Caporal on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: Gents, Lad
Eduardo Rios on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: Chile and
phil2 on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: It seems t
Marion on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: A guy that
Susenjit Guha, Kolkata on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: For the la
Kumar Persaud on The Latin Right is Losing, Too....: The politi