Moreover, just as Ralph Nader’s candidacy (and the US Supreme Court) prevented Al Gore from defeating George W. Bush in 2000, one must recognize that Okonjo-Iweala was undercut by the candidacy of José Antonio Ocampo, a former finance minister of Colombia, who was backed by Brazil. His candidacy made Okonjo-Iweala look like a regional “African candidate,” while Ocampo was the “Latin American” candidate.
Además, así como la candidatura de Ralph Nader (y el Tribunal Supremo de los EE.UU) impidieron a Al Gore derrotar a George W. Bush en 2000, hemos de reconocer que la de José Antonio Ocampo, ex ministro de Hacienda de Colombia, respaldado por el Brasil, socavó la de Okonjo-Iweala e hizo parecer a ésta una “candidata africana” regional, mientras que Ocampo era el candidato “latinoamericano”.