# Support slips for Latin America's new right-wing leaders

> Latin America's right-wing leaders face falling approval as voters demand results.
- Title: Support slips for Latin America's new right-wing leaders
- Summary: Latin America's right-wing leaders face falling approval as voters demand results. Latin American right-wing leaders see declining support due to unmet…
- Keywords: peru, colombia, chile, argentina, keiko fujimori, abelardo de la espriella, jose antonio kast, javier milei, nayib bukele, americasbarometer, ipsos, inter-americana dialogue
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/world/2026/10/20/support-slips-for-latin-americas-new-right-wing-leaders/239833
- Published: 2026-10-20T21:00:00+00:00
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- Topics: peru, colombia, chile, argentina, keiko fujimori, abelardo de la espriella, jose antonio kast, javier milei, nayib bukele, americasbarometer, ipsos, inter-americana dialogue
## Latin America right-wing leaders face support decline
Polls show Peru's Keiko Fujimori and Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella losing approval after initial promises.

> Peru’s conservative President Keiko Fujimori and her hardline, gun-toting Colombian counterpart, Abelardo de la Espriella, are the latest newcomers to see their ratings fall
## Approval ratings drop sharply
Fujimori's approval fell from 57% to 40% since taking office in August, while De la Espriella's dropped over three points.

> An Ipsos poll last week showed approval of Fujimori dropping to 40 percent from 57 percent when she took office in August
## Chilean president faces backlash
One-quarter of Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast supporters regret backing him due to unmet expectations.

> In Chile, where voters elected their most conservative president in three decades last year amid concerns over organized crime, one-quarter of President Jose Antonio Kast’s supporters say they regret backing him
## Argentina's president sees record low ratings
Argentine President Javier Milei's approval hit record lows a year before seeking re-election.

> Argentine President Javier Milei, a hero to free-market conservatives across the region, has also seen his ratings hit record lows a year before seeking re-election
## Bolivia's economic crisis
Bolivia's economic crisis led to protests demanding President Rodrigo Paz's resignation.

> Nowhere is impatience for better governance more visible than in Bolivia, where voters dumped the long-ruling socialists in the midst of the country’s worst economic crisis in 40 years
## El Salvador's exception
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele maintains strong support through crime reduction efforts.

> Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s iron-fisted approach to his country’s gangs has earned him a cult-like following
## Bukele's approval rate
Bukele's approval stands at 83% after driving crime rates to historic lows.

> The self-described 'world’s coolest dictator' enjoys approval of 83 percent, according to the AmericasBarometer survey
## Bukele's approach
Bukele's crackdown jailed over 90,000 suspects under a four-year state of emergency.

> The gains were achieved by jailing more than 90,000 suspects under a four-year-old state of emergency that rights groups say has been marked by serious abuses
## Regional survey shows weak support
AmericasBarometer survey found weak support for eight US allies in Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' alliance.

> An AmericasBarometer survey of more than 25,000 people in 21 countries found weak support for the leaders of eight US allies that belong to Trump’s 'Shield of the Americas' alliance
## Key takeaway

Latin American right-wing leaders see declining support due to unmet expectations on crime and economy.