I vote for Colombia, for peace, for democracy, for justice
El Thursday, June 11, at 2:00 p.m. Colombia time (UTC-5), special program 10 days from Sunday 21 June, when the Caribbean country will go to the polls to decide in the second round who will occupy the Casa de Nariño for the next four years.
The contest between Ivan Cepeda y Abelardo de la Espriella It sets up a deep dispute between two models of the country.
The formula of Historical Pact Ivan Cepeda/Aída Quilcué It embodies a commitment to deepening social reforms, consolidating Total Peace, environmental justice, and defending the rights of historically marginalized sectors. Its project rests on the need to uphold a social welfare state model in the face of resistance from traditional elites.
For the other, Abelardo de la Espriella It articulates a radical right-wing discourse based on the restoration of punitive order, the orthodox free market, and a confrontational rhetoric that seeks to dismantle recent progressive advances.
What happens in Colombia will resonate strongly throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The country is torn between consolidating a regional transformation hub aligned with sovereign integration and social justice, or returning to cycles of geopolitical subordination and neoliberal orthodoxy.
The analysis of:
-Pablo Vommaro, Executive Director of CLACSO.
-Wilson GomezMember of the CLACSO Steering Committee for Colombia.
-Melquiceded Blandón MenaPolitical scientist, PhD in Social Sciences from the National University of Colombia and organic intellectual of the Process of Black Communities (PCN), general editor of the opinion portal Diáspora.com.co and member of the “Black People's Front for Life” of Iván Cepeda's presidential campaign.
-María Fernanda González Díaz, Social worker, Master's student in inclusive and intercultural education, Feminist and member of La Poderosa Colombia.
-Jhonatan Palacio Bello, social sciences teacher, circus and theater artist and national representative of La Poderosa Colombia.
-Carolina Jiménez Martin, Member of the CLACSO Working Group “Crisis and World Economy”, former member of the CLACSO CD for Colombia.
-Mario Valencia, former Deputy Director of National Planning of Colombia.
-Natalia Quiroga Díaz, Feminist economist and advisor to the land restitution unit of Colombia. Drafter of the Law on Popular Community Economy.
-Denis RojasA sociologist from the National University of Colombia, she resides in Argentina. She is part of the political group "Vamos por los derechos" (Let's Go for Rights), led by Iván Cepeda, and is responsible for its campaign in Argentina.
What is at stake in Colombia in the second round of elections?
