While anti-incumbent sentiments in the region have been the recent trend, establishment candidates stand to do well this year.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 / By: Lucila Del Aguila Llausas; Nicolás Devia-Valbuena; Mark Feierstein; Keith Mines; Mary Speck, Ph.D.
Anti-incumbent sentiment has gripped much of Latin America in recent years, swinging electoral results leftward in Mexico, Colombia, Honduras and Brazil, upending the corrupt coalitions that have long ruled Guatemala, and handing the presidency of Argentina to a self-proclaimed “anarcho-capitalist.” But 2024 may prove to be a good year for establishment politicians. In the five countries with elections on the calendar — El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Mexico — insider candidates are polling ahead, at least so far.
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