In Colombia’s Election, Two Conservatives Fight to Face Cepeda
By
Ricardo Ávila
The race between De La Espriella and Valencia will likely define a potential presidential runoff.
BOGOTÁ – This week, Abelardo De La Espriella, the controversial lawyer hoping to be elected the next president of Colombia, called out his fellow right-wing competitor, Paloma Valencia, for avoiding an open debate to discuss the country’s most pressing problems. De La Espriella criticized Valencia for being part of the political establishment, while presenting himself as one of the many who have never had a role in defining the nation’s future. “Dear Paloma, the campaign is not for little games,” he pressed in a post on X. The verbal feud between the two...
Read this article on the Americas Quarterly website. | Subscribe to AQ.
