Authored by Kaizen Asiedu of Clear Thinker Academy,
I've been in Colombia for the last three months.
Yesterday, right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella, aka "The Tiger," was sworn into office, succeeding left-wing self-proclaimed socialist Gustavo Petro.
This is what the streets of Medellín looked like when The Tiger won in June.
Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Honduras, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador — all of these Latin American countries had explicitly socialist, far-left, or Marxist governments that they rejected within the last three years:
Bolivia. Last October, voters ended two decades of rule by a party named the Movement Toward Socialism.
Chile. In December, voters chose José Antonio Kast over a Communist Party candidate.
Honduras. In November, they voted out the democratic socialist party of President Xiomara Castro.
Ecuador. Rejected the heirs of Rafael Correa's socialist project for the second time in two years.
El Salvador. In 2024, the party of former Marxist guerrillas that governed for a decade — during which the country became the murder capital of the world — was wiped from the legislature entirely. Zero seats.
Peru. Two weeks ago, Keiko Fujimori was sworn in after defeating a leftist who served in the cabinet of Pedro Castillo, the Marxist president Peruvians impeached and impris
