Abelardo de la Espriella and his challenges in Colombia: “He wants to apply a hard hand, but the situation is not so easy because of the country Petro leaves”

Abelardo de la Espriella and his challenges in Colombia: “He wants to apply a hard hand, but the situation is not so easy because of the country Petro leaves”

Arriving as an ‘outsider’, the new president of the neighboring country comes with a tough security agenda and a marked economic shift, but it remains to be seen how he will execute that discourse. In an interview with this media outlet, the director of the newspaper “El Colombiano”, Luz María Sierra, reviews the current situation of her country and the expectations of her compatriots regarding De la Espriella.

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De la Espriella shakes Colombia: how he won the first round and what Cepeda needs to come back

De la Espriella shakes Colombia: how he won the first round and what Cepeda needs to come back

Political scientist Patricia Muñoz Yi argues that Abelardo de la Espriella capitalized on the conservative vote and anti-Petrist sentiment with a more confrontational discourse that displaced the traditional right. Although he arrives as the favorite in the second round, she warns that Iván Cepeda retains key electoral strongholds and that the country’s polarization keeps the dispute for the Presidency of Colombia open.

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