Colombia elections

1 day 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. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter.

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Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday.

. 2 days agoBogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 50 of the votes a runoff is scheduled to be held on 19 June 2022 between the top two candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.

Bogota CNNColombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of. 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. 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.

Six years after the peace deal between the government of. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Top Stories Teen dead 3 adults --. 1 day agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022. Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry.

This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated. 1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. 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.

The victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff.

2 days agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. 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. 21 hours agoWe are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential election in.

The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time. 1 day agoFormer guerrilla wins Colombias presidential election first leftist leader in nations history Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election on Sunday to become the countrys first leftist head of state in. 1 day agoBOGOTA Colombia -- Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro wins narrow victory in Colombias presidential election edging out millionaire.

Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff. 1 day ago19 Jun 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. Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 rebel movement who has vowed profound social and economic change has won Colombias presidency beating the construction magnate Rodolfo. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote.

Incumbent president Iván Duque was ineligible for a second term.

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