MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – Amongst the different leftist governments in Latin America, there are new and rather strident populist regimes (Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador), which seem to grab all the attention. But there is also a social-democratic strain to Latin American politics – a historical novelty in the region – that is gaining strength. In Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, social democracy is proving that it can work.
乌拉圭，蒙特维的亚—在拉美诸国各种左翼政府中，有些新晋的、颇为高调的民粹主义政权（委内瑞拉、玻利维亚、厄瓜多尔）似乎吸引了所有人的目光。但在拉美政治中还有一支社会民主主义的力量—该地区一种历史性的新鲜事物—也正在壮大。在巴西、智利和乌拉圭，社会民主主义正在被证明是行得通的。