jìn bù进步chéng gōng成功de的máo dùn矛盾：gē lún bǐ yà哥伦比亚hé和mò xī gē墨西哥
Colombia’s recent election made many people feel that it was unusual.
The country’s poverty rate fell to 28% in 2025, the lowest in its history.
About 1.8 million people escaped poverty in one year, extreme poverty and income inequality also decreased, and people’s lives became better than before.
However, Colombian voters ultimately chose a more conservative right-wing president whose ideas were very different from those of former President Gustavo Petro.
This shows that even if a government improves the economy and social conditions, it may not necessarily continue to receive public support.
This kind of situation is not only in Colombia; it also appears in Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador.
Some people explain that after many people leave poverty and enter the middle class, they care more about protecting their current way of life and may not be willing to keep supporting policies that help others.
However, Mexico is a special case.
After former President López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum was elected; she belongs to the same political movement and said she would continue roughly the same policies.
Mexico may be different because it does not only talk about the left or socialism; it also emphasizes human dignity, solidarity, community, and national culture.
So whether politics can keep long-term support may depend not only on results, but also on whether people share a common identity and goals.