The crisis on the left jumps to Latin America. Until recently, progressive governments could be found on almost the entire map of the region. But things are changing in recent months. The three presidential elections marked a turning point: Daniel Noboa won in Ecuador, Javier Milei in Argentina and Nayib Bukel has gained almost all power in El Salvador.

The second pink wave in Latin America is over. Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are still in the midst of US economic attacks. In Bolivia, the sovereign left is immersed in the civil war and Brazil, after the triumph of Milei, is hampered by its integration projects for South America.

The promising future for progressives is only clear in Mexico. Following the successful government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum Morena’s candidature for the June elections promises to be president of Mexico. However, Peru is plunged into authoritarianism after the coup against Pedro Castillo. In Guatemala, the factual powers of the State did everything possible to prevent the progressive Bernardo Arévalo from assuming the position of president. In the end they did not succeed, however, the new government is warned and, probably, in the implementation of the reforms, caution will be exercised in the face of the threat they face.

In Colombia, between success and failure, is the government of Gustavo Petro. Due to media problems and persecution, the president has continued to dignify a leftist and soiranist agenda. However, the future of the government is not clear, so among the forces that promote transformation the construction of a strong and cohesive left party will have to be prioritized to remain in the government or to make opposition.

One of the failures of the pink wave has been in Chile. The left-wing government is still active, but it is known that it is playing the minutes of the trash until it is thrown out in the next elections. Along the way, the constituent process has failed and Gabriel Borice has respected in favour of moderate sectors. It is true that it had a correlation of opposing forces in the legislature and in the media, but not worse than that of Petro, and in the comparison between the two Chile has been a fearful government aligned with the United States. The risk of this behavior is known: when progressives try to moderate their government, they open their doors to the far right. Otherwise, Borice only has to look at what has happened in Argentina to Peronism.

While the Left is trapped in the political suitability that marks the neoliberal interpretation of liberal democracy, in Latin America increasingly young, and not so young, see the Left as a systemic option and the Right as a rupturistic option against the system.

Perhaps most of those who voted in favour of Milei did so from the desperate resignation, but also from the individualistic view of the society that is dominating the West: I want to improve my personal situation and I am willing to harm other people unfairly. Nayib Bukel has succeeded, most of the citizens of El Salvador have had a great improvement in their life thanks to the government, despite achieving it with human rights violations and abuse of power. But among those who have not been harmed the majority is very happy, so Buel has received 85% support. Because the legitimacy of the authorities is not obtained by procedures, but by results.