(Opinion) As leftist leader Gustavo Petro celebrates his first anniversary as Colombia’s President this week, he finds himself between the rock of peace accomplishments and the hard place of relentless scandals. His reforms initially promised transformative change but now stagnate, while the dark shadow of alleged illicit financing of his electoral campaign looms large. In […]
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