Editorial:Colombia's blood-soaked right must not be allowed to eject President Petro

Government backers rally in support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, June 7, 2023



TRADE unions marching in defence of Colombia’s first left-wing president need support, solidarity and publicity from their British counterparts.

The “soft coup” warned of by Colombia’s biggest union federations the CUT, CTC and FECODE is a reminder that Latin America is a front-line geopolitical battleground.

Nobody should underestimate the risks. It is barely six months since a constitutional coup was launched against neighbouring Peru’s socialist president Pedro Castillo, followed swiftly by his arrest and by a murderous crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

Establishment-friendly journalists describe Colombia as “the most stable democracy in Latin America.”

It’s an odd description for the scene of the continent’s longest-running civil war, where a fragile peace process could break down entirely if the left is removed from office.

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