Analysis of the left’s decline in global politics and upcoming Latin American elections.
Good morning! Today is Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.
Today in History:
2007: Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated.
1949: Indonesia gains independence from the Dutch.
1831: Charles Darwin begins his five-year journey on the HMS Beagle.
Birthdays today include: Actor Gérard Depardieu, Marlene Dietrich, Louis Pasteur.
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About the first week of Dec. 2025, I pointed out that the left was losing its grip on voters, on a worldwide basis. I pretty much expected to be greeted with suggestions that I was being overly optimistic. I was not disappointed in the least. Yet there are a LOT of upcoming elections in Latin America that play heavily on my prediction.
Powerline’s Bill Glahn:
Politics in Latin America continues to shift to the right. Honduras is the latest example. From Reuters,
Trump-backed Asfura wins Honduras presidency after disputed election.
Reuters describes the winner, Nasry Asfura, as “conservative.” They report,
The Honduras electoral authority, known as the CNE, said Asfura won 40.3% of the vote, edging out center-right Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla who garnered 39.5%. The candidate of the ruling LIBRE party, Rixi Moncada, came in a distant third.
The election happened back on November 30, but it took this long to count the votes and declare a winner.
Well, we shouldn’t be too shocked about the time frames involved. Leaving aside the logistics involved with that nation, its geography and its unique pockets of corruption, it was never going to be faster than, say, Bush vs Gore. In fact, they still haven’t got all the votes in, and as a result, all we know that the far-left ruling party lost.
