Latin America: from a time of changes to a change of time
Jorge Jraissati
In Latin America, we don’t merely need a time of change. It goes beyond. We need a change of time. A new epoch to rediscover our social contract, national identity, and development model.
With this month’s electoral result in Colombia, many in the developed world seem, once again, perplexed about Latin America.For those of you who don’t know, Colombia felt for socialism – just like virtually all our nations these days in Latin America.Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla member, beat the right-wing candidate Rodolfo Hernández by just over a percentage point.
With Petro as president, Colombia will officially join the club of Latin American nations with socialist administrations. This group includes Venezuela’s Maduro, Mexico’s Lopez Obrador, Argentina’s Fernandez, Peru’s Castillo, Chile’s Boric, and pretty much all of the region with notable exceptions.