Conservative wave
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The conservative wave (
After a decade of
In the late 2010s and early 2020s, the conservative wave began to decline following left-wing victories,
By country
Argentina
In
In the
Brazil
In
Centrist interim President
Ecuador
In
In the
During the
Guatemala
In
Honduras
In Honduras, Manuel Zelaya's turn to the left during his tenure resulted in the 2009 Honduran coup d'état, which was condemned by the entire region, including the United States. Years later after the coup, Zelaya said his overthrow was the beginning of the "conservative restoration" in Latin America.[46]
After the coup, the next democratically elected president was right-wing
During the election, Hernández' tight self-proclaimed victory over
Castro would eventually win the
Paraguay
In Paraguay, the
Paraguay is one of the poorest countries of
The country's next democratically elected president after the
Peru
In
After the
Reception
In Brazil
On the political changes that were happening in the country, a collection of twenty essays organized by Felipe Demier and Rejane Hoeveler, titled The Conservative Wave – Essays on the Current Dark Times in Brazil, was launched in 2016. In the synopsis, it is emphasized the rootedness of reactionary thinking and practices in Brazilian state powers and Brazilian society in multiple dimensions as well as the challenges that the left will have to face. Many Brazilians who support Jair Bolsonaro's government believe that the Workers' Party and rampant corruption in Brazil are to blame for difficulties in the economy.[86][87]
Head of the states and governments
Presidents
Below are right-wing and centre-right presidents who have held office in Latin America since 2010. Jeanine Áñez was sworn in by those present in the senate without a required quorum during the 2019 Bolivian political crisis, and has been convicted, indicated with ‡.
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Alvaro Uribe
2002–2010 -
Iván Duque
2018–2022 -
Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
2020–present
Disputed conservative wave leaders
The following right-wing and centre-right presidents and prime ministers are sometimes included as part of the conservative wave and sometimes excluded, either because the countries they lead are in the broader Latin America and the Caribbean region but are not technically part of Latin America or the leaders in question do not necessarily fit under the definition of the conservative wave.
Timeline
- Note: the timeline actually begins before the start of the wave in order to represent graphically the increase of conservative governments along the years.
AM = Alejandro Maldonado
MM = Manuel Merino
JQ = Jorge Quiroga
See also
- Evangelical political parties in Latin America
- Pacific Alliance
- Pasokification
- Tea Party movement
- Political tsunami (Malaysian politics)
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