Election time in ColombiaOn October 29, 2023, Colombians will go to the polls. Seats for 32 governors, 418 state representatives, 1102 mayors, and more than 12,000 city council members are up for election. With so much at stake and amid a growing dissatisfied and skeptical electorate concerned about the country’s future, the elections will become an unofficial referendum on President Gustavo Petro’s first year in office. Indeed, President Petro is keenly aware that the electoral results will not only impact his political standing but also set the course of Colombia’s political trajectory during the rest of his term as well as a bellwether for the outcome of the 2026 presidential election...