On October 30, Brazil’s left-wing leader Lula defeated his opponent in the general election and was elected president. Prior to this, Colombia’s left-wing leader Petro Petro was elected in June as the first left-wing president in the country’s history. By the end of the year, the major populous countries in Latin America, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, and Chile had all elected left-wing governments. How to achieve economic revitalization and improvement of people’s livelihood is a realistic challenge faced by Latin American left-wing governments. The strong resurgence of left-wing forces has profoundly changed the political landscape of Latin America, and has also had an important impact on the international situation.

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