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A week in the life of Ivan Duque, President of Colombia (part 2)

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Richard

I had hoped that the second instalment of this series was not going to be so hot on the heels of the first (see Part 1, Feb 13) but, alas, President Ivan Duque cannot catch a break at all and … Continue reading →

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Corruption and Uribe, the road to Colombia’s elections 2018

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Richard

Colombia’s politicians continue to fall foul of the law in terms of corruption, many suspect the 2018 presidential elections will be less transparent than ever before   In July, former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Velez, outspoken at the best of … Continue reading →

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Colombia’s Carousel of Corruption

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Richard

I wanted to call this Colombia’s merry-go-round of corruption, but I found it to be too well-meaning and therefore taking away from the seriousness of the issue. Colombia is currently in the grips of startling revelations of illegal pay-outs, under … Continue reading →

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Scandals on the Colombian Presidential Campaign Trail

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Richard

Scandals and inappropriate behaviour everywhere you turn on the campaign trail for the presidential elections. The order of the candidates is in no way significant or relevant to my own politics, just how each event came to me and an … Continue reading →

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