Colombia’s Football Team T-Shirt Feeds Controversy in Presidential Campaign · Global Voices
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The ultra-right candidate seeks to appropriate the symbol of the national football team, like Bolsonaro in Brazil
The candidate Iván Cepeda denounced the use of the Colombian National Team T-shirt in De la Espriella’s campaign. FCF called for neutrality before the second round.
BOGOTÁ (AP) — The shirt of the Colombian football team went from being a usual and much-loved garment in the Colombian closet to a political symbol that adds controversy to the campaigns of progressive Ivan...
Just like former President Jair Bolsonaro, Abelardo de la Espriella tries to turn the shirt of the selection into a symbol of the right
The candidate in Colombia, Iv n Cepeda, accused his rival of 'stealing' the t-shirt of football selection and wearing it as political smbol.
Bogotá, 1 Jun (EFE).- The yellow shirt of the Colombian football team became the subject of political controversy this Monday after the leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda questioned its use by the ultra-rightist Abelardo de la Espriella and his followers during the presidential campaign.«Why is the shirt of the Colombian Team being used for electoral purposes?», Cepeda asked this Monday in X, and requested an official position of the Colombian Footba…
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