Bogota – Colombia has swung to ?the right, electing nationalist lawyer and political newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella as president, accelerating a rightward shift rippling across Latin America.
In Peru, where authorities have been slowly counting contested ballots from the June 7 presidential runoff, conservative Keiko Fujimori is projected to win by just over 0.2%, securing the presidency after three failed attempts.
Colombia and Peru now join Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia and Panama in moving right, in a stark reversal of the region’s so-called pink tide that brought several leftist governments to power in the ?early 2020s, including President Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.