Dossier
Eduardo Gamarra
Coverage of Eduardo Gamarra in the Nexus archive.
- The populist trick that turned a soccer shirt into a campaign uniform
Abelardo de la Espriella's use of Colombia's national soccer jersey in his right-wing presidential campaign sparked debate over the political appropriation of national symbols. A Bogotá judge barred him from wearing the jersey during campaigning, while experts linked the strategy to global populist tactics involving patriotic imagery.