An interesting political/ideological dialectic is playing out

Nov 14, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

An interesting political/ideological dialectic is playing out in our hemisphere and the world at large.
On the one hand, the political left has made some significant gains, at varying periods, in terms of the attaining political power in countries such as Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Mexico. A significant number of these countries still have leftist leaders, who along with Venezuela and Cuba have shifted the political tide in favour of socialist-oriented governance.
A major setback for the leftist agenda has been the recent ‘resignation’ of the populist leader Evo Morales who was granted political asylum in Mexico following his forced resignation.
In neighbouring Brazil, former President Inacio Lula da Silva was recently freed from prison after spending some eighteen months in jail. This is likely to change the power dynamics in that country given his popularity and charisma among the working people. Elections are due in about two years’ time and if not barred from running there is a strong likelihood that he could once again emerge as President.
For the moment, the situation in Bolivia has stolen the limelight in what appeared to be a rightwing conspiracy aimed at preventing what is referred to as ‘the pink tide’ from gaining momentum not only in Bolivia, but in several other countries in Latin America. The so-called pink tide gained political traction following the victory of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and has since spread to several other countries in the hemisphere. This development has resulted in some measure of political angst by the USA which has long regarded Latin America and the Caribbean as its backyard.
It is interesting to see how the situation will unfold in Bolivia and Brazil in the period ahead, given the volatile situation that has engulfed the region in recent months.
With elections due in a few months, the focus will also be on Guyana, given our newly found status as an oil-producing nation. As in the case of Bolivia, the USA and other western powers will be paying close attention to the integrity and transparency of our electoral processes to ensure that the will of the electorate is upheld in free and fair elections.
Hydar Ally

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