Colombian Voters Buck the Presidential Status Quo

Latin America in Focus

English - June 09, 2022 21:21 - 25 minutes - 23 MB - ★★★★ - 58 ratings
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Colombians dealt a blow to the political status quo by picking two anti-establishment candidates to face off in the second round of their 2022 presidential election. The Washington Post’s Bogotá Bureau Chief, Samantha Schmidt, tells AS/COA Online’s Jon Orbach who they are, what they’re proposing, and tales from a recent trip to one of their hometowns.

Editor's note: The introduction to this podcast indicates the Mexican political party know as the PRI will, following 2022 gubernatorial inaugurations, control two of 32 governorships. However, it will control three of 32.

Election guide: www.as-coa.org/2022

Runoff poll tracker: https://bit.ly/3H7VgT4

The music in this episode is Nilko Andreas Guarín performing “Guitar Prelude No. 4 (H. Villa-Lobos)” for the Music Program at Americas Society. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/UIcEcfAXK8U

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