Uribe vs. Petro: the Two Shadows that Mark the Election in Colombia

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The election of the next president of Colombia is now emerging as a duel between two men who will not be on the ballot: former right-wing president Álvaro Uribe and left-wing president Gustavo Petro. After Sunday’s results, the country’s political board is reordered around its leadership. Iván Cepeda as the best bet of progressism, while Paloma Valencia and Abelardo de la Espriella play a game that, in one way or another, depends on Uribe.