So much to process, so many interesting developments in the last month or so:

1. Andrés Manuel López Obrador will the leftist candidate for next year’s Mexican presidential elections;

2. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner handily trounced all opposition to be reelected president in Argentina–here is a case of disconnect between international punditocracy and voters;

3. Former rebel Gustavo Petro is elected mayor of Begotá, outpolling the innovative former mayor Enrique Peñalosa, who had pacted with former president Uribe…

4. Then there’s Guatemala…