Latin America’s Right-Wing Wave Continues as Colombia’s New President Supports U.S. Counternarcotics Operations
Right-leaning Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential election and is now working with the United States to wrest control of the country back from narcos. Abelardo de la Espriella, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Following his inauguration on August 7, 2026, Colombia’s right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella initiated a swift shift toward hardline…
