LEFT CANDIDATE PETRO IS NOW FRONT-RUNNER IN PRESIDENTIAL POLL IN COLUMBIA IN MAY
MARCH 13 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS RESULTS GIVE A BIG BOOST TO HIS PROSPECTS
2022-03-24 14:50
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Colombia’s left-wing and progressive coalition, Pacto Historico, has become the country’s most popular political movement following the congressional elections on Sunday, March 13. This historical victory threatens two hundred years of ruling-class hegemony, with most of the coalition’s representatives coming from rural and working-class backgrounds. Depending on what happens in May’s presidential election, this win could have global reverberations. Crucially, the West stands to lose the unconditional loyalty of its most stable ally in the region.