![]() ![]() One of the requirements to support rural communities in conflict-ridden areas appears to be adherence to Duque’s implicit pacification strategy. The Regionally Focused Development Plans ( Planes de Desarrollo con Enfoque Territorial, PDET), for example, are managed and selectively funded directly by the President’s office. Funds for programs initiated under Santos to secure peace and stability in the countryside have been channeled into communities and municipalities based on political criteria.Unlike former President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-18) – another candidate initially backed by Uribe but who subsequently broke from his mentor to launch the peace process – Duque has opted to adhere to Uribista critiques of the accords.ĭuring Duque’s term so far, some policies that had been successful under President Santos have atrophied through inattention. Duque’s greatest political asset was his endorsement by former President Álvaro Uribe. ![]() That agenda has advanced mostly through non-implementation of accord provisions rather than through alternative policies. His other big push was for a gradual reorientation of the peace agreement that two years earlier had ended Colombia’s 50-year insurgency. Members of his planning team either resigned or were dismissed soon after the plan became law. His Administration’s first development plan was a potpourri of policy inertia without a clear message or Presidential imprint. Soon after his inauguration in August 2018, Duque announced a major tax reform and succeeded in pushing through a promised expansion of incentives and other privileges for large corporations and higher-income groups.Doubts are mounting as to whether he has built a discernible platform for addressing the country’s most pressing social, environmental, political, or geopolitical dilemmas. Centro Democrático (left), Casa de América (right) / Flickr, modified / Creative CommonsĪ combination of defections from within his governing team and widespread street protests suggest that Colombian President Iván Duque’s administration may be running out of steam 18 months into his four-year term. Former Colombian President Álvaro Uriba (left) and President Iván Duque. ![]()
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