The stunning victory of Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Sunday might be a sign Latin America is turning to the right after decades of being considered a primarily left-of-center region.

With the triumph of “law and order” conservative Noboa, three other countries with long histories of left-of-center and anti-U.S. governments are now considered better-than-even money to elect presidents running on conservative agendas such as a tough crime-fighting stance and friendship with President Donald Trump.

With near-final returns in Monday night, Noboa won a decisive 55.8% run-off victory over leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez, a protégé of former President Rafael Correa and Venezuela’s strongman President Nicolas Maduro.

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