Global uncertainty outweighs election reassurance in Colombia

Oliver West

June 20, 2018 05:30 am

Ivan Duque, Alvaro Uribe, colombia, evil, LatAm, elections — (180618) -- BOGOTA, June 18, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Ivan Duque (C) reacts upon his arrival at the campaign headquarters, in Bogota, Colombia, on June 17, 2018. Ivan Duque, of the right-wing Democratic Center party, won the second round of the Colombian presidential election on Sunday, claiming 53.97 percent of the vote, with 99.76 percent of the votes counted, according to National Electoral Council (CNE). (Xinhua/Jhon Paz) (djj) | Jhon Paz/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images

There has been no relief rally in Colombian bonds after right winger Iván Duque eased to victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, as tricky boarder conditions outweigh the positives for the South American country.

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Oliver West

US Bureau Chief - Latin America Editor