El Tigre and Peasant Unions Clash Over Colombia's Peace
June 30, 2026
The election of Abelardo De la Espriella marks a pivot toward militarized security and Trump-aligned executive power, threatening the fragile peace accords and the autonomy of Afro-descendant and Indigenous territories. While the new administration prepares an 'iron fist' approach to internal insecurity, La Via Campesina and grassroots agroecology networks are mobilizing to defend food sovereignty against a return to extractive, state-led violence. This collision between centralized paramilitary governance and decentralized rural resistance represents a critical fracture in South American geopolitical stability.
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Colombia Swings to the Right
It’s the latest Latin American country to elect a Trump-backed leader.
- geopolitics
- structural power
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La Via Campesina Declaration of Solidarity with the Colombian People
La Vía Campesina express profound solidarity with the Colombian people, and with the peasant, indigenous, Afro-descendant, workers’, women’s, youth and grassroots organisations that for years have been at the forefront of an intense struggle for social justice, peace and the building of a more democ…
- food sovereignty
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What will new far-right president mean for Colombia’s fragile peace?
As lawyer Abelardo De la Espriella wins election, Colombia is split over his vow of militarisation and increased security
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- geopolitics
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How did Colombia’s election split a nation in two?
Colombia elected its first right-wing president in years by a razor-thin margin.
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Colombia’s new president ‘El Tigre’ promises an iron fist – but that may not solve the violence he has inherited
Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo De La Espriella, widely known as “El Tigre”, will inherit a country deeply affected by insecurity. The Paz Total (total peace) strategy of outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, leaves a difficult legacy. Dialogue with armed groups has produced limited results. Meanw…
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