The São Paulo Forum and the Puebla Group were protagonists and heirs of the so-called “pink tide” of left-wing governments that spread throughout the region at the beginning of the millennium.
In Latin America, seven presidents have guerrilla backgrounds. Those who have opted for gradual changes were more successful, while those who chose rupturist projects failed.
What can we expect less than a month before the first debate between presidential candidates in Mexico? A solid deliberation with arguments on the main problems affecting Mexicans? Or confrontation, trivialization, and constant attack?
There are several opposing forces: Kirchnerism; non-Kirchnerist Peronism; the small traditional left-wing force; and the Radical Party, which became the main opposition party when the coalition was dismantled by Macrismo.
Polarization, although it has always existed, assumes significance in the context of digital political communication as it evolves into a mechanism that undermines sociability and fosters social fragmentation.
