A fresh wave of guerrilla violence has plunged Colombia’s presidential election into chaos, with sources on the ground confirming at least 14 deaths in coordinated attacks across five departments. The ELN and dissident FARC factions have targeted polling stations and security forces, effectively turning the democratic process into a battlefield. Intelligence briefings obtained by this reporter indicate the assault was premeditated: a deliberate attempt to derail the vote and exploit a power vacuum.
The government’s response has been ham-fisted, deploying troops but failing to secure rural areas where the guerrillas hold sway. One presidential candidate, a centrist, has called for a state of emergency and delayed voting, while others demand an immediate crackdown. The international community holds its breath: a weakened Colombia threatens to spill instability across its borders, with Venezuela and Ecuador already feeling the tremors.
Sources within the defence ministry admit they are outgunned and outmanoeuvred, and this election may decide not just a leader but the nation’s survival. The money trail? Follow the illegal mining and cocaine routes that fund these armies.
They don’t fight for ideology: they fight for profit.