“Surprise” Election Result Poses New Challenges for the Left in Colombia
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“Surprise” election result poses new challenges for the left in Colombia
The clashes over the next 20 days on the streets, in workplaces and on social media in Colombia will determine not only the name of the country's new president – between a neo-fascist and a progressive – but also, to a large extent, the balance of power in South America. The Colombian presidential elections, with a second round on 21 June, are a precursor to the Brazilian elections in November and are of central importance to the construction of…
The first presidential round in Colombia, held on May 31, confirmed the polarization as an infrastructure of the political imaginary of that country, something that the polls suggested but did not manage to size. With 95% of the tables scrutinized, Abelardo de la Espriella obtained 43.74% of the votes (10,361.499) and Iván Cepeda 40.90% (9,688,361), so they will contest the House of Nariño on June 21, while the traditional Uribismo, represented …
Farid Kahhat analyzed the collapse of Uribism in the presidential elections in Colombia The specialist in international relations, Farid Kahhat, analyzed the new political scenario in Colombia, after the first round of the presidential elections, in which right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Ivan Cepeda obtained the most votes.In an interview with the program Things as they are, from RPP TV, the Uribista party Centro Democrá…
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