Venezuelan migrant workers in Colombia breathe sigh of relief after De la Espriella wins

Venezuelan migrant workers in Colombia expressed relief following Abelardo De la Espriella's narrow presidential victory, fearing constitutional reforms under Gustavo Petro's administration could mirror Venezuela's past political instability. Fernando Bermudez, a Bogotá-based Uber driver and Venezuelan migrant, linked Petro's policies to Hugo Chávez's 1999 constitutional changes, which he described as traumatic. Over 2.84 million Venezuelans live in Colombia, with many in Bogotá navigating informal economies and lingering discrimination.