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A candlelight vigil for Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in Bogota, Colombia, on June 7, 2025.
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A surge of political violence has revived Colombia’s worst fears

On Saturday, a Colombian presidential candidate was shot in the head at a rally in the country’s capital, Bogotá. The violent episodehas many Colombians wondering if the country is headed back to a darker time.

From stunted capitalism to economic growth in Colombia
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From stunted capitalism to economic growth in Colombia

During his victory speech last June, Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s new president, and the country’s first leftist leader in modern history, said that it was time to “develop capitalism.” In an exclusive interview with Ian Bremmer for GZERO World, President Petro explains what he meant. “I mean to say that capitalism has not developed in Colombia. The productive capacity that it generates, which is indubitable throughout human history, has been quite rickety in my country.”

Colombians want change, but what kind?
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Colombians want change, but what kind?

Against a backdrop of grinding inequality, rising violence, and widespread frustration with the political class, Colombians head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of what could be a watershed election for one of Latin America’s largest economies.