Ahead of Sunday’s Colombia election, escalating killings, kidnappings and armed-group expansion are making security the defining issue as candidates split between peace talks and a crackdown. (Read More)
The next president of Colombia will have to deal with the growing violence of FARC guerrillas and dissidents, which in recent years have called into question the “Total Peace” proposed by President Gustavo Petro.With that problem at the base, the economy is also showing less than expected results, and even with a 3% growth, Colombian public debt worries experts.Violence and guerrillasSince last year, violence has taken the electoral campaign, af…