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Pedro Castillo, a union activist from a Marxist party has been declared winner in the presidential elections. He defeated right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori. Castillo ran as an anti-establishment candidate and could turn the anger of the poor against the ruling elite. [https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/profile-pedro-castillo-perus-next-president.phtml]
His victory is seen a precursor to political changes that may take place in other countries of Latin America. It was said a few years ago that the leftists were on the decline in the continent. But that may no longer be true. Latin America could see the 'Pink Tide' again.
In countries such as Chile, Colombia, and Brazil, the leftists are on a comeback, and in the next one-and-a-half years, they could unseat their right-wing rivals. Countries like Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, and Bolivia have already done it. [https://america.cgtn.com/2021/06/23/right-wing-governments-see-setbacks-throughout-latin-america]
What has turned the tide?
According to experts in the region, the right-wing governments have failed to deliver. The devastating effects of Covid-19 on the economies and the unchecked spread of the pandemic may have resulted in people turning to left. The people of the region are unlikely to forget the pandemic in a hurry. More than 25 million have been infected and it has left nearly a million dead.
The region was already suffering from inflation, joblessness, and rise in crime, and the pandemic only added another dimension to people's problems.
Take the case of Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro has been banking on his hardcore base and not much after his maverick ways to deal with the virus. Brazil soon became the worst affected country in the world with its president denying that virus was a big threat. The man likely to challenge next year is Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva, who served as president from 2003 to 2011.
[https://www.thecowl.com/uncategorized/a-not-so-pink-tide-floods-south-america-ideological-divide-grows-amidst-presidential-elections]
Silva could be at the top of 'pink tide' if it comes, and Castillo could be looked upon as the one that may have given the leftists a leg-up.
Read more:
How Latin America is responding to politics:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/09/across-latin-america-citizens-governments-are-clashing-over-their-countries-authoritarian-past/
How the 'pink tide' turned in Latin America
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35060390
The rise and fall of the 'pink tide':
https://isreview.org/issue/106/rise-and-fall-pink-tide