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Duque puts campaign financier in charge of Colombia's foreign policy
by Adriaan Alsema November 13, 2019
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque has ignored calls to share power with the center right and added another ally of his political patron to his cabinet.
Instead, the president appointed Claudia Blum in charge of the Foreign Ministry.
Duque sticks to loyal plutocrats
Since taking office in August last year, Duque has refused to share power with politicians from outside his minority coalition of conservative and far-right parties.
This political strategy has widely been considered a disaster as the government was unable to push legislation through congress.
The resignation of Defense Minister Guillermo Botero last week, and growing opposition to Duque’s policies in Congress provided an opportunity to change this strategy and strengthen ties to the center right voting bloc. The president decided differently.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/duque-puts-non-coalition-politician-in-charge-of-foreign-policy/