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Bogotá, Colombia brace for presidential vote with dry law, security alerts and international observers

By The City Paper Staff -

Colombia is preparing for one of the largest international election observation missions in its history as the country heads toward Sunday’s presidential election amid heightened security measures, dry laws and nationwide institutional alerts aimed at safeguarding the democratic process. Polling stations across Colombia will open on Sunday, May 31, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. […]

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Nobel Prize: Machado “keeps the flame of democracy burning”

By Richard Emblin -

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, recognizing her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela” and her “struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Machado, 58, is the first Venezuelan to receive […]

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