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On the recordSeptember 6, 2023
My concern is that it is a robust democracy and their elections are not predictable, as we have seen in the last three elections where they really changed directions in each one of those elections, but it was the will of the people at the ballot that changed the direction of the country.
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Benjamin Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes Colombia's democratic unpredictability and the importance of respecting its electoral outcomes.

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