COLOMBIA
Reframing the Peace
Incoming Colombian President Ivan Duque used his inaugural address this week to promise to fix “structural flaws” in the peace deal with the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that earned his predecessor the Nobel Peace Prize.
The right-wing president did not provide much in the way of details but pledged to “deploy corrective measures to ensure that the victims get the truth, proportional justice, reparations – and no repetitions” of the past, Agence France-Presse reported.
He also said he planned to take a tougher stance in negotiations with another leftist insurgent group that is yet to lay down its weapons, the Marxist ELN, and hinted he would also push back against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro – who accused Colombia of helping orchestrate an alleged assassination attempt against him recently.
While many Colombians were frustrated with the peace deal negotiated by former President Juan Manuel Santos, Duque’s fierce rhetoric has increased tensions with the rebels, potentially threatening the fragile détente.
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