Far Right Wins in Colombian Elections
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The victory of Abelardo de la Espriella in the pre-counting of the second electoral round in Colombia is added to the already long list of political changes in America, and especially in Latin America. One by one all last year’s elections have fallen on the same side of the balance: to the right; and sometimes beyond. Countries with a progressive tendency have changed their color, confirming the conservative wave throughout the Americas. Elector…
The victory of the libertarian candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in the presidential balloting of Colombia reconfigured the political map of South America and strengthened the presence of right-wing governments in the region.With this result, Colombia joins a bloc made up of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru, which also maintain right-wing administrations.The scenario leaves Brazil as the main pending election to determine w…
Abelardo de la Espriella, winner of Colombia’s presidential election according to the pre-count, appeared this Sunday dressed in the team shirt in a armored fish tank. Thousands of followers with Colombian flags and uniforms paid tribute to him in a plaza in Barranquilla, an animator shook the crowd, campaign songs thundered over loudspeakers, people shouted, but still the euphoria was contained. The overwhelming victory they expected was not. C…
Abelardo de la Espriella won the second round by just 250,000 votes. The narrow margin, of 1%, shows a country very divided. Since the 2016 plebiscite, the way to read that electoral division in Colombia has been geographical: a periphery and a Bogotá left facing an Andean center on the right. That image remains true in the totals. Ivan Cepeda won where almost always the left and De la Espriella win where the right. However, a more detailed look…
After six months of constant tensions between the two nations, the victory of Abelardo de la Espriella could restore relations with Colombia
Analysis: Colombia elects another conservative in Latin America after US NGO funding cut
The results from Colombia’s presidential runoff this week were a decisive victory by right-wing outsider Abelardo De la Espriella over leftist Ivan Cepeda. De la Espriella previously expressed support for President Donald Trump and was rewarded by an endorsement from the U.S. president during the runoff, despite never having run for office previously, reported the Associated Press. De la Espriella, a criminal defense attorney who goes by “El Tig…
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