Democracy’s Next Big Test: Could a Trump-Endorsed US Citizen Become Colombia’s President?
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Democracy’s next big test: could a Trump-endorsed US citizen become Colombia’s president?
On Sunday, voters in Colombia will choose their next president in a contest that could have implications far beyond the country’s borders. One of the leading candidates is Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right celebrity lawyer who has been endorsed by US President Donald Trump and has pledged to take an “iron fist” approach to crime if elected. De la Espriella led Iván Cepeda, a philosopher and veteran human-rights senator, after the first round…
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his support for Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella on Wednesday, June 17, in the face of the second round of elections to be held on Sunday, June 21, and urged Colombians to vote for the opposition. This is the third message that Trump has published about the elections in Colombia since the first round of May 31. Through his account at Truth Social, the Republican president again descr…
What Jumps Out: Moral Compasses
Donald Trump, having waited to see which way the land lies after Round One, has unsurprisingly thrown his support behind Tiger Abelardo. Before we start, I will caveat this short note with my belief that neither run-off candidate on June 21 will prove a solution to Colombia’s issues. The talk of the cafes and bars is that these are the weakest second-round choices in recent memory, and we’ve had some poor ones. Their failings are numerous and ar…
The polls place the conservative candidate as a favorite, but both campaigns admit that the real distance could be much smaller. The electoral mobilization, the foreign vote and Donald Trump's support have become decisive factors in the final line.
The U.S. president said that a victory by De la Espriella on Sunday would boost the Colombian economy, generate jobs and allow for a strong fight against drug trafficking. The post Trump urged Colombians to vote for Abelardo De La Espriella appeared first on El Nacional.
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