Trump-Endorsed Populist Poised to Become Colombia’s Next President
De la Espriella won narrowly after promising to end talks with armed groups and build mega-prisons, with more than 26 million voters casting ballots.
- On Sunday, Colombia elected right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, marking a narrow victory aligning with Latin America's rightward shift; President Donald Trump congratulated the president-elect, promising to build a 'solid relationship.'
- Right-Wing forces now govern 12 of 16 Latin American countries holding recent elections, driven by deep dissatisfaction with incumbents and the status quo. Voters increasingly favor 'anti-system' discourse over traditional political models.
- Leaders like Espriella utilize a 'marketing of cruelty' to address complex security problems, prioritizing culture wars over liberal policies while labeling opponents 'Communist' to mobilize supporters.
- The president-elect proposes ending the armed conflict in 90 days through a punitive security model including Bukele-style mega-prisons, relying on ideological allies Benjamin Netanyahu and Santiago Abascal.
- Transforming campaign promises into concrete policy remains Espriella's most difficult task, as analysts warn the right is not necessarily more effective than the 'human security' approach advocated by rival Cepeda.
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Colombia joins the rise of the far right in Latin America
He calls himself El Tigre, places his trust only in “God” and “the People,” and says he is putting “the whole truth on the table.” When he won the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections, to the surprise of many analyses and forecasts, he said his victory represented “the total defeat of the usual politicians, of the usual parties.” Seguir leyendo
The wave of a new Trump right that ravages Latin America won another victory on Sunday with the victory of the radical right-wing candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, over his opponent of the left, Ivan Cepeda, in the Colombian elections. It is also a victory for Donald Trump's strategy of regaining American influence in the region.Continue reading...
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN. A far-right populist backed by US President Donald Trump won the preliminary vote count in Colombia's presidential election on Sunday, promising that voting for him would trigger a decisive offensive against the decades-long crisis of crime and armed conflict plaguing the country. Abelardo de la Espriella, a former criminal lawyer who calls himself "El Tigre" (The Tiger), holds US and Italian passports in addition to hi…
[Washington, Kyodo] U.S. President Trump congratulated right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella on his victory in the Colombian presidential runoff election on the 22nd, saying that relations between the two countries would improve. He said he had a phone conversation with de la Espriella on the evening of the 21st.
US President Trump congratulated Colombia's new leader while criticizing outgoing British Prime Minister Starmer on NATO and energy issues.
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