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Abelardo de la Espriella promises an iron-fist and economic miracles

A Trump-loving populist is rising fast

Claire McQue, a Latin America contributor, reports from Bogotá on why voters embraced a tough-talking political outsider

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Claire McQue, a Latin America contributor, reports from Bogotá on why voters embraced a tough-talking political outsider

The winner of the run-off must rebuild what this election campaign has broken, writes Juan Manuel Santos, a former president