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Andean Group - July 2026
Introduction
The far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella scraped a narrow victory over left-wing continuity candidate Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s 21 June presidential run-off, setting the stage for a sharp U-turn on many of the policies of outgoing President Gustavo Petro.... Read More
Colombia
The far-right populist Abelardo de la Espriella scraped a narrow victory over left-wing continuity candidate Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s 21 June presidential run-off, setting the stage for a sharp U-turn on many of the policies of outgoing President Gustavo Petro.... Read More
The victory of Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia’s 21 June presidential run-off marks an abrupt and dramatic ideological shift for Latin America’s fourth-largest economy, only four years after it elected Gustavo Petro as its first left-wing president in modern times.... Read More
Venezuela
A US air strike which took out the leader of the transnational organised crime group Tren de Aragua in Venezuela on 12 June is unlikely to have dealt a fatal blow to the group, which President Donald Trump’s administration designated as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) in February 2025.... Read More
One glaring problem following the mining reform that was promulgated by President Delcy Rodríguez on 16 April is the fact that much of Venezuela’s mineral wealth is in areas under the sway of illegal armed groups.... Read More
Peru
Keiko Fujimori will take office as Peru’s new president on 28 July after winning the narrowest of victories in the 7 June run-off election.... Read More
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