And that message is music to the ears of moderates, who understand that middle-class, middle-of-the-road voters are often pivotal in national elections. As populists in the mold of Venezuela’s late president, Hugo Chávez, lose ground, a reform-minded liberal center has gathered strength.
从政治上讲，这需要不会危及经济稳定的、持久的、执行情况良好的改革。而对于温和派来说，这是个天大的好消息，他们知道，作为中间道路选民的中产阶级往往能左右国家选举的结果。随着追随委内瑞拉已故总统查韦斯的民粹派的逐渐失势，持改革思维的自由中间派正在得势。