Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales and Rafael Correa proposed pursue a "Bolivarian revolution" in which they promised there would be no violence, would be peaceful and allow for greater prosperity to its population.
In light of the facts, the political regimes that led each agent are in crisis.
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is perhaps the most symbolic president of the three. It is the most radical of the leaders of the region, while one that has been installed deeper "Bolivarian model."
The paradox, however, is that in the context of record oil prices globally, and being a major world oil exporter, Venezuela's GDP fell last year, no less than 4% ie was reduced by half the growth rate recorded Caracas.
On the other hand, inflation reaches increasingly violent surge, reaching 10% accumulated so far in 2008, with an inflation rate above 25% last year.
Also, price controls that government has imposed only a tendency to have deepened shortages, and generate, in the case of livestock, an exorbitant increase in imports, since the regulations is impossible to have a production meet demand.
On the other hand, are growing daily reports of attacks on the press, freedom of expression and within the ruling party, freedom of dissent. RCTV's case, it is quite illuminating, where opposition to government generated nationalization station.
Bolivia Evo Morales, meanwhile, was one of the pioneers of "Chavez model," or if you will, a follower of the regime "Bolivarian", promising however that the "refound the country" would end the deep polarization that crosses the country.
Unfortunately, this did not happen, but the nationalizations in the oil sector and constitutional amendments that sought to introduce to the Constitution of Bolivia, eventually generating a deeper social breakdown.
While the prefects (governors) opponents, are conducting consultations department to defend the autonomy provided in the Constitution, the ruling party insists on imposing the political model that the ruling party alone in the Constituent Assembly approved, completed last November.
This situation has led to street clashes once again become rife and living conditions deteriorate deeply.
Thus, the regions undertake around five regional consultations while at national level will be a referendum on Morales management. All these measures are before August, and probably none of them resolve the deep crisis facing Bolivia.
Ecuador Rafael Correa, has probably been the quietest of the three cases. Although he never denied his political alignment with the "Bolivarian Alternative", appeared as the most moderate. But the combination of the constitutional process that carried out together with the crisis with Colombia ended up exposing the Ecuadorian crisis.
The draft constitution approved by the Assembly, dominated by the ruling party, where he helps implement the "structural" changes that would make the economy "and social solidarity" must be submitted to a referendum that to prevail, must obtain at least 50% of the vote, something that according to polls, Correa will not succeed, and in the best case scenario garner the support of 41% of the voters.
other hand, the attack by Colombia to the FARC camp in its territory, where Raúl Reyes was killed along with 23 people, initially positioned as a better place for its positive image. But as more details became known of the case the agent was suspected of links with the guerrillas, which to some extent repudiated his political project.
In conclusion, populism in the region is in crisis, resulting from the way that these same governments decided to go with an explosive rhetoric, economic measures ideological character but inefficient and a confrontational policy toward the opposition and to other countries. Populism is in crisis because it has reached the limit of its policy.
Source: Infobae
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