CARTAGENA, Colombia. (EFE) .- The American journalist Jon Lee Anderson said today in the Colombian city of Cartagena (north) than among the candidates currently vying to become President of the United States, Democrat Hillary Clinton is the best choice for Latin America.
“In my judgment the most sensible choice in every way, including Latin America policy is Hillary Clinton, is not about preferences,” Anderson said in a conversation with journalists also Moises Naim and Michael Reid was moderated by Colombian journalist Juan Carlos Iragorri under edition of Hay Festival of the South American country.
During the meeting, they talked about the challenges facing Latin America, the reporter also said the worst of the candidates for president is “obviously”, Republican Donald Trump.
In this regard, he stressed that the United States “is just holding multiple burdens you have on your international politics” and said it has to do “with the fighting there and the power vacuum left after the failures of interventions president George Bush. “
” We had a president (Barack Obama) has attempted to balance the situation so as geostrategic catastrophe economy and we see that now walk worst thing with new players competing in the gaps created ” he said.
Meanwhile, Naim said that Latin America “is not in the mental map of the candidates,” which in his opinion means that “there is much to celebrate.”
“If you win Trump would be a catastrophe for the world because it will not be able to do anything, it would be a paralyzed presidency,” he said.
During his speech, he also said that “populism will not disappear Latin America. “
He said that this is becoming a” hiperpopulismo “something considered” is to promise what can not be fulfilled and distribute what you do not. “
In his view those promises were made possible in recent years for good economic position of Latin American countries as a result of high prices of raw materials.
Naim, whose interventions were widely applauded by the audience, also said that the next two years will be “bad news” for governments like Mauricio Macri in Argentina, as “going to have to say that there are benefits that can not be kept.”
Following these ads, Venezuelan journalist and economist said reappear “populist old saying. ‘remember me’”
“I think there are winds of change, some are positive because they involve the arrival of forces more democratic but we are far from celebrating the New America different America, “he said.
Meanwhile, Reid said” some countries have unfortunately failed for old mistakes. “
However, I wanted to clarify that not all “leftist leaders were populists and all the populists are right.”
In reference to the situation in Venezuela, said that “this is the year the outcome” because the socio-economic crisis “became very serious.”
“The lines are ubiquitous, the supply of medicines in the country is 25%, and these even lower prices (of oil) will be very difficult “he said.
In his opinion, there is now a” street pressure is growing “, including” outbreaks of violence and looting in queues (before the supermarket) most days . “
The edition of Hay Festival Cartagena concludes today after four days of activities focused on literature but where economic and political analysis have played a prominent role.
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