Oliver Lawson

Colombia Swings Right as Crime Concerns Dominate the Ballot

Police scort coca erradicators during a working day of manual eradication in Taraza , Colombia, Tuesday, June,17, 2008. Guarded by police officer more than two hundred peasants are eradicating coca crops in the region., modified, William Fernando Martinez. CC Policia Nationale Colombia; https://www.flickr.com/photos/policiacolombia/5519739253

Newly elected right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella wants to use Nayib Bukele’s heavy-handed tactics to reduce violence. But there’s a problem: Colombia is not El Salvador, and gang members are not insurgents.

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