Colombia’s Showy Far-Right Candidate Is Exactly Trump’s Type (opens in new tab)

Colombia may be on the verge of electing a far-right president who’s mused about how much fun he had blowing up cats as a kid. On Sunday, in a shocking result, Abelardo De La Espriella got the most votes in the first-round election, netting 44 percent of ballots cast. The candidate from the ruling left-wing Pacto Historico coalition, Iván Cepeda, came in second, with 41 percent. Paloma Valencia—who represents Colombia’s more institutional right, and is aligned with the disgraced former presid...