Independent from Spain in 1819, Colombia lived through the mid-century period known as La Violencia, then decades of conflict among the state, left-wing guerrillas, paramilitaries and drug cartels. The 2016 peace deal with the FARC ended its largest insurgency, though violence persists. In 2026 Abelardo de la Espriella won the presidency after Gustavo Petro’s left-wing government.
Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.
A lawyer and businessman who founded the far-right Defenders of the Homeland party and became president in 2026, succeeding Gustavo Petro.
Abelardo de la Espriella sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace.
Full profile of Abelardo de la Espriella →Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.
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