Maduro’s Fall May Shape Colombia’s Election
Volatile relationships with Washington and Caracas are crucial wild cards in the upcoming presidential race.
BOGOTÁ—Bogotá’s main square, Plaza de Bolívar, was full on the night of January 7 when President Gustavo Petro took the stage at 6:30 p.m. In front of him, a handwritten banner read “Colombia does not kneel before any empire,” as tricolor flags waved amid the crowd's noise. The president, however, started his speech with an unexpected declaration: “I had brought one speech, but now I must give another one.” Earlier that week, the Colombian president had called for this rally amid rising tensions with Washington, triggered in part by his criticism of the U.S. capture...
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