Colombia elections

2 days agoBogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. Six years after the peace deal between the government of.

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The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

. 2 days agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022. 2 days agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. We commend the many officials public servants and volunteers whose dedication made these elections possible.

A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck with his. Everything remains to be seen. On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections.

1 day agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights defenders or will there be a change depending on whether the candidate of the left or the right wins. Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff.

1 day agoFormer rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote. BOGOTÁ ColombiaFor decades Colombia elected establishment politicians who hewed to the center-right and helped make the country the USs closest ally in the region.

Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated. 2 days agoThe election is being contested by mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro and populist business tycoon Rodolfo Hernández Voters head to the polls in Colombia on Sunday in a.

1 day agoBOGOTA Colombia Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated. In Colombia a Leftist and a Right-Wing Populist Move on to June Runoff. The preliminary results announced by the National Registry are unofficial and could be revised by the National Electoral Council after a formal scrutiny of the votes in the.

BOGOTA June 14 Reuters - Colombias police are on maximum alert after detecting plans by radical groups to reject the results of a second presidential election vote on Sunday and. The economist former guerrilla and former mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro previously a candidate in the 2010 and 2018 Colombian presidential elections has maintained a lead in most opinion polls and could become the first president of Colombia from a left-wing coalition. 2 days agoColombias presidential runoff election could test the United States relationship with its most reliable ally in Latin America with potentially significant consequences for the region.

Petro promised in September 2021 that he would retire from politics should his campaign for the presidency be unsuccessful. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández. A person prepares to vote during the presidential runoff election at a polling station set up at the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta Colombia ahead of.

Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates. BOGOTA June 19 Reuters - Leftist Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change will be Colombias next. Bogota CNNColombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

Bogota Colombia In presidential and legislative elections Colombian voters signalled they want change solidifying a left-wing former guerrilla members lead in the presidential race and. 1 day agoJune 19 2022. The United States and Colombia enjoy deep bonds between our peoples.

On behalf of the United States I congratulate the people of Colombia for making their voices heard in a free and fair presidential election. Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. Petro said he would do so as he does not want to be an eternal ca.

Two anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro a leftist and Rodolfo Hernández a right-wing businessman and former. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday.

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