Foreign policy headache looms for Biden admin as Colombia elects first ever leftist president
FOX NewsMAR 18 2022
Colombia is long overdue for political change. No one can say he will succeed with certainty, but we do know that if we stick with the status quo, Colombia will continue down the negative path it's been on for decades. This is the first opportunity the nation has had for change in a long time. Petro's victory seems promising.
Petro's radical policies will most certainly threaten the Colombian economy and likely impact the entire continent. His victory will endanger Colombia's longtime alliance with the US in the anti-narcos fight and in countering Venezuela, potentially allowing China to become even more influential in Latin America.