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Who could become Colombia’s next president? The Economist’s Latin America correspondent Kinley Salmon and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss Colombia’s deeply polarised election and the starkly different visions offered by the leading presidential candidates, including a Trump-loving hard-right populist.
00:57 - What are Colombian voters worried about?
02:04 - Who is the left-wing candidate, Iván Cepeda?
03:10 - Who is Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia’s hard-right populist?
04:05 - What are the controversies surrounding El Tigre?
05:08 - Who is establishment candidate Paloma Valencia?
05:53 - Could Colombia face a polarised runoff election?
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Who could become Colombia’s next president? The Economist’s Latin America correspondent Kinley Salmon and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss Colombia’s deeply polarised election and the starkly different visions offered by the leading presidential candidates, including a Trump-loving hard-right populist.
00:57 - What are Colombian voters worried about?
02:04 - Who is the left-wing candidate, Iván Cepeda?
03:10 - Who is Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia’s hard-right populist?
04:05 - What are the controversies surrounding El Tigre?
05:08 - Who is establishment candidate Paloma Valencia?
05:53 - Could Colombia face a polarised runoff election?
Listen to the full episode:https://econ.st/4a1Wy1D
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Instagram: instagram.com/theeconomist
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