Editing Political realignment (section)

===Latin America===
* [[2002 Brazilian general election]] — [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] [[President of Brazil|President]]
** According to political theorist and former spokesman of the Brazilian Presidency (2003–2007) André Singer, the rise to power of the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Worker's Party (PT)]] and the subsequent creation and expansion of income redistribution policies ([[Bolsa Família]], minimum wage increases, etc.) has realigned the Brazilian political scene. Even in the event of an PT's electoral defeat, it is argued, no president would risk reverting Lula's programs, for fear of the reaction of the lower classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3pWTbGqrL8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/y3pWTbGqrL8| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|website=[[YouTube]] |title=Entrevista Record - 14/09/2012: André Singer fala sobre o "lulismo" |date=31 December 2012 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Lula's victory in 2002 marked the beginning of the first left-wing government since [[1964 Brazilian coup d'état|1964]].
* [[1930 Colombian presidential election]] - [[Enrique Olaya Herrera]] [[President of Colombia|President]]
** After a 44-year domination in national politics by the [[Colombian Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] (since 1886), the division of the conservative ticket (along with the economic crisis and the [[Banana massacre|Banana Massacre]]) caused the first victory of the [[Colombian Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] in half a century. This was the start of the period known as "Liberal Republic", in which the liberals kept the presidency for 16 years. Furthermore, this also started a winning-strike in legislative elections that would last until 2006, with the liberals winning in all elections they participated in with either a majority or plurality, being the first force in [[Congress of Colombia|Congress]] in 68 out of 75 years.
* [[1998 Venezuelan presidential election]] — [[Hugo Chávez Frías]] [[President of Venezuela|President]]
**The result meant the end of the [[Puntofijismo]] that had dominated the political atmosphere of the country in the last 40 years and the beginning of the dominance of the new [[Movimiento Quinta Republica|MVR]] party, later reformed as the [[PSUV]].
* [[2018 Brazilian general election]] — [[Jair Bolsonaro]] was elected [[President of Brazil|president]], ending 13 years of [[Workers Party (Brazil)|Workers Party]] rule.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2621821.stm|title = Brazil's Lula promises change|date = 2 January 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/world/americas/brazil-dilma-rousseff-impeached-removed-president.html|title = Dilma Rousseff is Ousted as Brazil's President in Impeachment Vote|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 31 August 2016|last1 = Romero|first1 = Simon}}</ref> Anger over the previous administration's failure to tackle widespread corruption and other crises engulfing Brazil handed the conservative politician victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-presidential-candidate-181007020716337.html|title = Profile: Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's far-right president}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/far-right-jair-bolsonaro-wins-brazils-presidential-election/a-46065594|title = Far-right Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil's presidential election &#124; DW &#124; 28.10.2018| website=[[Deutsche Welle]] }}</ref>