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Colombia: Cepeda Threatens Civil Disobedience Over De La Espriella's US Citizenship

Is this a genuine constitutional crisis or a desperate attempt to delegitimize a fair election?
Colombia: Cepeda Threatens Civil Disobedience Over De La Espriella's US Citizenship
Above: Supporters of left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda protest in Bogotá, Colombia on June 22. Image credit: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

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Right narrative

Calling for civil disobedience over a constitutional non-issue is a textbook move to delegitimize an election that was lost fair and square. Electoral authorities confirmed de la Espriella's victory in a process that has been certified as transparent. Threatening to make the country ungovernable is an assault on the democratic mandate that Colombians delivered.

Left narrative

Someone who has declared allegiance to the U.S. on oath, renouncing fidelity to all foreign states, can't credibly command Colombia's armed forces or direct its foreign policy as the constitution demands. Cepeda's push for civil disobedience reflects a genuine constitutional crisis, especially as de la Espriella has already proposed handing Washington control over Colombia's relations with Venezuela.


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