TANVI RATNA: Latin America's right turn is redrawing the United States' backyard

From Colombia to Peru, voters have elected right-wing candidates in recent elections. El Salvador's Nayib Bukele won reelection in 2024 with 84 percent of the vote. Colombia's Gustavo Petro, a leftist, took office in 2022, while Peru has experienced multiple changes in government leadership over the past two years.

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