Just a few years ago, it looked like all of Latin America would be marching down China's New Silk Road.
Leftist demagogues were in control of most Central and South American countries, from Honduras and Nicaragua in the north to Chile and Argentina in the south. All were China’s besties, even as ordinary people in those countries suffered from the usual ills of socialism: massive corruption, runaway inflation, and, of course, the loss of liberty.
But since Trump's election, and the gutting of USAID, in one country after another, the people rose up and voted the socialists out of power, replacing them with populists who refused to compromise on core issues like security, sovereignty, and prosperity—with China or anyone else.
The first to emerge was El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele. Elected to the presidency in 2019, he quickly removed thousands of MS-13 and other gang members from the streets, then set about rebuilding the country’s economy. The country’s streets are now the safest in the Western hemisphere, and the ravages of a decade of civil war have been repaired.
A slew of similar populist leaders have followed in the past two years. It looks like Columbia will be next.
🚨 BREAKING: Trump-like right wing presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella WINS Colombia's election round 1, getting MORE VOTES than the leftist despite trailing the polls
He's going FULL NAYIB BUKELE: "Under my government, any bandit who resists will be eliminated as appropriate, and if he submits, we will imprison him in a mega prison so he can pay his debt to justice as they should."
LET'S GO! 🔥
Espriella would replace President Petro, and is running on a VEHEMENT anti-cartel and tough-on-crime campaign
He's been reportedly TRAILING in some polls to the Left, but just came out with around 44% of the vote, to Cepeda's 41% (preliminary results)
Espriella recently said: "The only peace process I believe in is one imposed by the force of arms and the laws of the republic."
THE RIGHT WING IS RISING IN LATIN AMERICA!
Time to flip Colombia and end the narco-terrorism 🇺🇸🇨🇴