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The trend, driven by concerns over crime and economic stagnation, has seen seven leaders take office since 2023, many with ties to former U.S. President Donald Trump.","category":"Politics","area":"Latin America","publishedAt":"2026-08-08T02:05:34.431Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-07T19:21:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T02:05:34.431Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":62,"critic":51,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports from different outlets","critic":"Lacks diverse perspectives and quotes","hype":"Measured language in headlines"}},"tags":["#LatinAmericaPolitics","#ConservativeWave","#ColombiaElection","#TrumpAllies","#CrimeAndEconomy"],"entities":["Abelardo de la Espriella","Donald Trump","Javier Milei","Keiko Fujimori","Colombia","Latin America"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Abelardo de la Espriella will be sworn in as Colombia’s president on 8 August 2026, ending four years of progressive rule.","Seven Latin American countries have elected conservative presidents since 2023, six of them since Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration.","De la Espriella campaigned on cancelling peace talks with rebel groups and building mega-prisons, a model borrowed from El Salvador.","No right-rated outlet in the sample below carried the story, though conservative leaders in Argentina, Peru and Chile are part of the trend."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Abelardo de la Espriella will take office as Colombia’s president on 8 August 2026, becoming the seventh conservative leader elected in Latin America since 2023. De la Espriella, a lawyer and businessman nicknamed “The Tiger”, won Colombia’s June election by a narrow margin over progressive lawmaker Iván Cepeda. His victory follows four years of rule by a former rebel group member, who had criticised the Trump administration’s immigration and anti-drug policies."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"De la Espriella’s campaign centred on a tough-on-crime platform. He pledged to cancel peace talks with Colombian rebel groups and build mega-prisons modelled on El Salvador’s CECOT facility. He also promised to tackle extortion and drug trafficking. His candidacy was endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who described him as the candidate who could restore law and order in Colombia."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The trend extends beyond Colombia. Since 2023, conservatives have won presidential elections in Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Honduras, Chile and Costa Rica. The Associated Press and Washington Top News report that most of these victories occurred after Trump’s January 2025 inauguration, driven by voter concerns over crime, immigration and slow economic growth. In Peru, Keiko Fujimori took office in July 2026 after a runoff victory by fewer than 50,000 votes. In Argentina, Javier Milei’s austerity measures have reduced inflation from 211% in 2023 to 32% in 2025, though critics blame his policies for declining living standards."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet in the sample below carried the story. The digests and full reports from the left and centre did not include any statement from de la Espriella or his administration about the specific policies he plans to implement after taking office. It is also unclear from the reports whether the seven conservative leaders have coordinated their approaches or met as a group since taking office."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Independent Español","url":"https://independentespanol.com/noticias/america-latina/de-el-leon-a-el-tigre-aliados-conservadores-de-trump-ganan-terreno-en-america-latina-b3029582.html","headline":"From “The Lion” to “The Tiger”: Trump’s Conservative Allies Gain Ground in Latin America","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T19:21:07.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Washington Top News","url":"https://wtop.com/world/2026/08/from-the-lion-to-the-tiger-conservative-trump-allies-gain-ground-in-latin-america-2","headline":"From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T18:14:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Winnipeg Free Press","url":"https://winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/07/from-the-lion-to-the-tiger-conservative-trump-allies-gain-ground-in-latin-america-3","headline":"From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T18:11:25.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Toronto Star","url":"https://thestar.com/news/world/americas/from-the-lion-to-the-tiger-conservative-trump-allies-gain-ground-in-latin-america/article_80f2d077-2a77-5f42-a649-5611ffa00dd3.html","headline":"From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T18:11:25.000Z"},{"sourceName":"NiagaraFallsReview.ca","url":"https://niagarafallsreview.ca/news/world/americas/from-the-lion-to-the-tiger-conservative-trump-allies-gain-ground-in-latin-america/article_cd0be9ad-d518-595c-a07c-08003e84205e.html","headline":"From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T18:11:25.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Newsday","url":"https://newsday.com/news/nation/de-la-espriella-conservative-trump-latin-america-d76153","headline":"From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T18:10:52.208Z"},{"sourceName":"Associated Press News","url":"https://apnews.com/article/de-la-espriella-conservative-trump-latin-america-66989dafc1a8c28d93e1ea05235ce6b9","headline":"From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T18:10:21.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":50,"centre":50,"right":0},"count":{"left":3,"centre":3,"right":0},"totalSources":7,"untracked":1,"rated":6,"observedAt":"2026-08-08T04:15:16.697370+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-08-08T04:45:22.804Z","closedAt":null,"checks":11,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["The left-rated reports led on the broader regional shift toward conservative leadership. The Associated Press, whose full article is printed below, framed the trend as a reaction to crime, immigration and economic stagnation, with a focus on the role of Trump’s endorsement in several campaigns. It noted that de la Espriella’s predecessor was a former rebel group member critical of Trump’s policies, setting up a sharp contrast with the incoming administration.","The AP report also highlighted the social costs of conservative policies. It carried the criticism that Milei’s austerity measures in Argentina had lowered living standards for public sector workers, and it noted protests in Chile over unemployment and budget cuts under José Antonio Kast. The digests from The Toronto Star and NiagaraFallsReview.ca, both left-rated, repeated the AP’s framing, leading with the regional conservative wave and de la Espriella’s inauguration as its latest example."],"centre":["The centre-rated reports focused on the alignment between Latin American conservatives and Trump. 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