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Colombia's new president reflects Latin America's right-wing shift
The new president of Colombia was inaugurated on Friday. Abelardo de la Espriella won a tight race in June, ending Colombia's leftist movement with a sharp pivot to the right. Liz Landers takes a look at the president and his tight relationship with the Trump White House.
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The new president of Colombia was inaugurated on Friday. Abelardo de la Espriella won a tight race in June, ending Colombia's leftist movement with a sharp pivot to the right. Liz Landers takes a look at the president and his tight relationship with the Trump White House.
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According to PBS News’s linked report, Colombia’s new president reflects Latin America’s right-wing shift, The new president of Colombia was inaugurated on Friday. Abelardo de la Espriella won a tight race in June, ending Colombia’s leftist movement with a sharp pivot to the right. Liz Landers takes a look at the president and his tight relationship with the Trump White House.
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