AQ Podcast | Colombia: An Early Test for the New Government
Former Finance Minister Mauricio Cárdenas on what the earthquake means for De la Espriella's ambitious agenda, and whether he can get both things right.
On August 7th, Abelardo de la Espriella was inaugurated as Colombia's new president after winning an incredibly tight election. Three days later, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the western part of the country, leaving damages close to $10 billion and devastating hundreds of municipalities across 15 departments. It was an extraordinary early test for a president still in his first week in office. De la Espriella came to power promising Milei-style fiscal cuts, a hardline security plan, and a sharp break from Gustavo Petro's four years in office: including restarting oil exploration,...
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