The goal of adding Colombia to the “Great Homeland” wave on the continent was packed. Skepticism towards Kirchnerism, After a narrow victory for the left Gustavo Petro In yesterday’s presidential election, which forced him to vote with a populist Rodolfo Hernandez.

“It is clear that all of Fico’s votes are added to Hernandez. “Petros is having a hard time,” they said ᲔᲠᲘ Sources of Kirchnerism when the results of the first round were already unchanged. To avoid talking about elections in another country, national officials commented Without record That sounds Federico “Fico” Gutierrez (24%)Who finished third in the competition would join candidate Hernandez (28%), thus pushing the idea of ​​Peter’s victory, which reached 40%, to the horizon.

Senator Oscar Grill, Close to the Vice President Christina KirchnerAnd Deputy Chief of Staff and the next Ambassador to Venezuela, Oscar Laord, Arrived in Bogota as polling observers. Less loyal, members of the Hermandad group, which unites former Latin American presidents and includes, among them, the Kirchner MP. Eduardo ValdesIn a statement backed by Peter a few days ago, they said, “The historic pact and the broad front coalition are the target of threats and intimidation by presidential candidates and vice-presidential candidates. Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez.

The unwavering support of Frente de Todos has specific precedents for Peter. For example, in 2018, the then senator and former mayor of Bogota received the title of honorary professor at the National University of Lanus, a title that was also held by a former Spanish judge. Balthazar Garzon And Plaza de Mayo Grandmothers President, Carlotto Stele.

A year later, Petro celebrated the “triumph of progressivism” in Argentina on social media, accompanied by photos of his elected representatives. Alberto Fernandez ი Axel Kitsilo In the province of Buenos Aires.

Macri, near Uribe

At the same time, it was the most direct link from Together for Change to date GutierrezGood contacts with the head of government Horatio Rodriguez Laretta During the time of the mayor of Medellin. From Laratissimo, they recall the dialogue between Laurenta and Gutierrez – the current Secretary General of Buenos Aires, Fernando Strafei, as a participant in a conversation on the urbanization of villas in Colombia and the Buenos Aires police.

Former President Mauricio MacriMeanwhile, he has maintained a relationship with the former president for years Alvaro Uribe And his heirs, Juan Manuel Santos And the current president, Ivan Duke. Until now, neither the pro nor the UCR had anything to do with Petros, from whom his “ideological” outlook and the statements of his anti-private company alienated him.

“Petro has a very strange attitude, he is trying to send signals to the markets, we have to see if they will believe him,” speculated a member of the Cambyses government, who appointed a radical during his administration. Marcelo Stubrin As Ambassador to Colombia.

As soon as the results became known, Together for Change said that the next Colombian president’s explanation “went into unknown territory”, although they avoided making a prediction. The second round on June 19.

“Argentina always respects the domestic affairs of other states, the will of its peoples, and when Colombians decide who will lead them, Argentina welcomes the Colombian government and people to immediately start working on an agenda that unites and deepens our fraternal relationship. “- stated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose leadership Santiago Cafe.

Beyond diplomacy, Kirchnerism was dominated by a sense of frustration with Petro’s results, and especially because of Hernandez’s astonishing second place in the race.