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Carlos Andrés Ramírez

Professor and researcher at the Iberoamericana University (Mexico City). PhD. in Political Science from FLACSO-Mexico. Specialized in republican institutional history in Cuba, political transition and democratization.

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Petro: A Promised Change Unfulfilled

The impact of a government is not only measured by its institutional performance, but also by its ability to transform the mental habits of politicians, officials and citizens.

Petro’s triumph, between rupture and realism

The triumph of the Historical Pact marks a break with an interpretation of reality in which the entire left was considered an extension of the guerrillas.

What does “Rodolfo”, the Colombian outsider, represent?

The 14.5 million votes for Petro and Rodolfo are votes against a hegemonic project and a way of making politics that are extremely worn out. The majority are fed up with the uribist right-wing and the political "machineries".