In one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent history, Colombians elected Iván Duque as their next president by a healthy twelve-point margin on June 17. In line with most predictions and election polls, uribismo regained power for the first time since former President Álvaro Uribe left office in 2010.
With president-elect Duque set to take office on August 7 with healthy majorities in Congress, what can we expect from his presidency? How will he reactivate an economy that is just starting to recover from the deceleration experienced since the 2014 drop in oil prices?
This Spotlight is authored by Leonardo Villar, director of Colombia’s most prestigious think tank Fedesarrollo, and Juan Felipe Celia, assistant director at the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center.