In Venezuela, the October 7 presidential election may put an end to Hugo Chávez’s 14 years in power, along with his systematic destruction of the economy, media clampdowns, and endless meddling in other countries’ affairs. In Colombia, peace talks scheduled for October 8 in Norway between President Juan Manuel Santos’s government and the FARC guerrillas may bring an end to 40 years of war and bloodshed.
墨西哥城—如果你是个无可救药的乐观主义者，那么委内瑞拉和哥伦比亚即将发生的事情将会被你视为吉兆。在委内瑞拉，10月7日的总统大选可能会宣告查韦斯14年统治结束，与之一起结束的是对经济的系统性破坏、媒体管制和无穷无尽的干涉他国内政。在哥伦比亚，总统桑托斯政府和FARC游击队将在10月8日于挪威展开和平谈判，可能终结40年的战争和流血。