How Iván Duque Made His Job Harder
How Iván Duque Made His Job Harder
By
Sandra Borda, Alvaro Gómez
Struggles on two fronts help explain Duque’s shaky first year.
BOGOTÁ - There was little to celebrate when Colombian President Iván Duque marked his first anniversary in office on Aug. 7. Duque entered his second year with his approval rating under 40%, and few signs of a positive trajectory.
To understand how Duque got here involves a look at how he has approached two of his central campaign promises.
A pledge to reform Colombia’s 2016 Peace Accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) became Duque...
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