Sometimes the left can be so unpredictable. When Tabaré Vázquez was overwhelmingly elected president of Uruguay in November, many analysts feared the worst. He had broken decades of comfortable two-party rule in the country, and had done so by leading an avowedly socialist coalition including communists and former Tupamaros guerrillas. What's more, he had a strong mandate, after garnering more than 50% of the vote in the first round of a three-way race.
But since taking power in March, Vázquez and finance minister Danilo Astori have turned out to be the leaders of one...
