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The powers behind the throne of Colombia's president
by Adriaan Alsema February 24, 2020
Three politicians and a banker are preventing that President Ivan Duque maintains control over power in Colombia at their own risk.
Duque owes the banker and the politicians everything; from the money he needed to get elected to the congressional support he needs to pass government-sponsored bills in Congress.
All the president has to do is to make sure he uses his institutional power to serve his bosses’ interests to the best of his ability, take the hits and retire in 2022.
The bosses will deal with the fall-out of supporting the most toxic president in decades, but this has never been a problem for them before.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/the-powers-behind-the-throne-of-colombias-president/
Excellent, courageous article.
