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How polarized is Colombia?

Presidential candidate Humberto de la Calle, a key figure in reaching the peace agreement with the FARC, on the challenges Colombia faces if it is to preserve democracy. Interview. Español

By democracia Abierta and Humberto de la Calle
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Humberto de La Calle, presidential candidate to 2018 ellections in Colombia, photographed in July 2017. (Photo by Daniel Garzon Herazo/NurPhoto/Sipa USA). PA Images, All rights reserved..

This interview is part of the series Colombia elections 2018: de-polarization and disinformation  produced in partnership with Nueva Sociedad and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

DemocraciaAbierta: What is your perception of the use currently being made of issues such as the peace agreement for the sake of creating populist agendas which polarize Colombian society?

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