That’s important, because in Latin America’s anti-incumbent political climate, outsiders are doing exceptionally well.
That’s important, because in Latin America’s anti-incumbent political climate, outsiders are doing exceptionally well. “Much like happened in Argentina’s recent primary elections , voters are choosing people who have taken some distance from politics,” Roy Campos, head of Mexico’s Mitofsky polling firm, told me. ”Her big plus is that she’s not seen as part of the political apparatus. She speaks spontaneously, she connects with the people.” More important, Galvez’s life story destroys populist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s narrative that his country’s opposition parties are controlled by oligarchs and conservatives, while his ruling party allegedly represents “the people.” That’s going to be very hard to pin on Galvez, who comes from a much poorer background than the president himself or that of former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum , his most likely hand-picked candidate for the 2024 election.