Colombia elections

2 days agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter.

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. Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights. For the first time in its history Colombia has elected a leftist president. A voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022.

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. This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote.

Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. Elections in Colombia.

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. 2 days agoBloomberg -- This story was originally published on Jan. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US.

Is a political journalist whose focus is on Latin America health care and anti-racism. In the May 29 first-round election Colombians dealt a major blow to the political establishment putting Gustavo Petro into a runoff against Rodolfo Hernández. 1 day agoW e are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential election in.

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. The two countries have especially strong ties on trade issues and security measures including close cooperation on. Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact coalition speaks after casting his vote at a polling station next to his wife Veronica Alcocer and daughter during.

Petro promised in September 2021 that he would retire from politics should his campaign for the presidency be unsuccessful. 17 hours agoSundays election of leftist Gustavo Petro as Colombias next president could change the course of the countrys relationship with the United States. This post is also available in.

2 days agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff.

On May 29 Colombia will hold its first round of voting to choose the successor to President Ivan Duque who cant run for reelection due to term limits. He defeated right-wing. A Cuba solidarity.

The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time. Meet the 77-year-old TikTok star running for president of Colombia A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck. 2 days agoFormer rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for.

Markets WrapBiden Says US Recession Avoidable After Call With Ex-Treasury. 130622 - Santiago de Chile - Redacción Chile. 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.

2 days agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. 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 commit violence across the country top. Between Hopes and Concerns.

On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández. Colombia has long been one of Washingtons closest allies in Latin America.

Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. On Sunday Gustavo Petro became the first leftist to be elected president in Colombia after beating rival Rodolfo Hernandez in a runoff voteMost Read from BloombergUS Futures Gain With European Stocks. Gustavo Petro is a former-guerrilla-turned-mayor of Bogota and then a senator.

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.

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