Colombia elections

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. BOGOTA May 29 Reuters - Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came top during the first round of the Andean countrys presidential election on Sunday and will face a surprise.

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In Colombia a Leftist and a Right-Wing Populist Move on to June Runoff.

. 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. 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. 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.

Colombias election could deliver the countrys first left-wing president an outcome with the potential to transform Bogotas approaches to economic policy peace negotiations and foreign. This election promise alone threatens many of Duques. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday.

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. Two anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro a leftist and Rodolfo Hernández a right-wing businessman and former. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people.

Colombias upcoming presidential elections could trigger a major crisis as President Ivan Duque has shown little interest in transferring power to the opposition. 2 days agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. No major reports of violence or unrest marred the first round of voting in.

AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote.

A voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. Bogota CNNColombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of. The elections take place amid a great polarization among voters and a strong scenario of violence against candidates most of whom closed their election campaigns on May 22 with massive acts in several cities.

Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which provides information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia. Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact coalition shows his ballot as he casts his vote during the. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter.

Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff. Colombias presidential runoff election could test the United States relationship with its most reliable ally in Latin America with potentially significant consequences for the. Six years after the peace deal between the government of.

Everything remains to be seen. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández. 2 days agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022.

Colombias election will go to a runoff between two opposing anti-establishment candidates on 19 June after voters on Sunday were unable to pick a president outright. Bogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. Meanwhile the opposition Senator Gustavo Petro has been adamant that he doesnt just want to be president but throw all the corrupt ones in jail.

On May 29 over 39 million Colombians will go to the electoral boards to elect the president and vice president for the period 2022-2026. 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. Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.

On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections. Bogota Colombia CNNColombians are heading back to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a runoff vote. This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated.

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