Colombia has experienced significant political shifts in recent years. Gustavo Petro’s election in 2022 made him the country’s first leftist president, but in 2026 voters swung to the right with the election of Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative political outsider who campaigned on a hard-line approach to security and major changes to Petro’s policies. The shift reflected continuing divisions over inequality, economic policy, security, and how to confront the country’s armed groups.
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