Some 80,000 members of Colombia’s Armed Forces and National Police are in charge of protecting citizens from security risks during the presidential election on Sunday, May 29.
Colombia is inching to an abyss of politically uncertainty after serious allegations by leftist candidate Gustavo Petro that the May 29 elections will be “suspended”.
In the last Guarumo poll released before the May 29 presidential election, the percentage points of front runners Gustavo Petro and Federico Gutiérrez remain virtually unchanged.
The election race in Colombia is drawing to a close with front running candidates reaching out to both urban and rural populations.
After promising to halt oil production in Colombia if elected president, candidate Gustavo Petro also warned of a possible end to coal exports given that the fuel is “worse than cocaine.”
With two weeks to go before Colombians elect their next president, a likely Petro victory has the business community on edge given the candidate’s socialist agenda and hard-left reforms.
Colombia enters the final month of a highly contested presidential election, amidst shifting geopolitical rivalries and candidates with opposing visions for the country’s future.
Two polls released over the weekend put Petro and Gutiérrez as the front runners who will contest the second round in Colombia’s presidential election.
The recipient of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize, Francia Márquez has been named by Gustavo Petro as his VP running mate.
Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro has claimed electoral fraud in Colombia’s legislative primaries based on 500,000 votes that allegedly weren’t added to his tally.
Colombia’s presidential race has officially started after three coalitions elected their candidates to face-off on May 29.
Bogotá will have some 9,000 police on the street this Sunday as millions head to the polls to vote in the consultation of coalition candidates and congressional leaders.
With two months before the first round of the 2022 presidential elections, Colombians will cast their votes on Sunday for Congressional representatives and leading candidates.
The U.S is monitoring “external risks” and foreign manipulation of Colombia’s electoral process, ahead of the May 29 vote.
The 2022 Colombian elections are fraught with disinformation and dysfunctional campaigns, maintaining Petro’s lead in the polls.
Coalitions are gaining momentum ahead of the May 29 presidential election that is being waged more in backrooms than in public venues. Will the center hold?