How mercy plays out in Colombia's election
by the Monitor's Editorial Board
May 11, 2022
2 minutes
If Gustavo Petro becomes president of Colombia in an election later this month or in a June runoff, as opinion polls suggest, observers may note a trend in Latin America: In recent years voters from Mexico to Chile have tossed out entrenched right-wing governments. Yet that would not mean the region is turning left.
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