Anonymous11 days ago
Abelardo de la Espriella, a criminal defense lawyer known as "El Tigre," won 43.7% in Colombia's May 31 first-round presidential vote, outpacing leftist Iván Cepeda's 40.9% and forcing a June 21 runoff. His Bukele-inspired platform of mega-prisons and military offensives reflects a security-first backlash against Gustavo Petro's failed "Total Peace" policy, but raises pointed questions about whether Colombia's constitutional guardrails can withstand the authoritarian playbook that has already eroded civil liberties in El Salvador.