Facing a widening political scandal into illegal campaign financing, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro called for a “national accord” to secure peace with ELN.
Colombians are outraged after Ambassador Freddy León Muñoz attended a pro-Sandinista march in Managua, a week before the ICJ will rule on the Colombia – Nicaragua maritime dispute.
Colombia’s German Vargas Lleras has become the face of the opposition to President Petro, and an establishment politician on track for the 2026 campaign.
After more than 100,000 Colombians marched against Gustavo Petro and his reforms, the leftist leader called the protests “weak”.
Colombia faces the largest anti-government protests as President Petro reaches his first year in office. The Marcha de la Mayoría comes amidst a deep political crisis.
In a move to deflect attention from an investigation into his 2022 campaign financing, President Petro rallied a palty crowd in Bogotá to support his social reforms.
As the political crisis of the Petro government deepens after explosive audios were leaked to Semana, the Maoist ELN guerilla will announce from Havana, Cuba, a six month, bilateral ceasefire.
On the same day Laura Sarabia and Armando Benedetti resigned for their role in a wiretap scandal, Colombia’s Petro backed the Attorney General’s investigation.
After a sixth meeting with Nicolás Maduro in Brasília, Petro has positioned himself as the South American progressive leader who has brokered the Venezuelan leader’s return to the community of nations.
El expresidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez es un espejo de ese proceso kafkiano, despúes de que la justicia colombiana negó el upedido de un fiscal para cerrar la investigación.
Nine months into a new administration, Gustavo Petro’s approval rating is lower than polls conducted during the final year of Iván Duque’s presidency.
In a defiant act to pressure the Colombian Congress in approving the National Development Plan and Health Reform of the government of President Gustavo Petro, some 400 members of the Indigenous Guard are occupying the steps of the Capitol.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro made a direct challenge to the country’s democratic powers during a May Day speech in which he warned of a “possible revolution.”
After a tumultuous week in Colombian politics, President Gustavo Petro will push his reforms on the “street” with a May 1 address from the presidential balcony.
The Colombian government of President Petro has denied allegations that the Venezuelan pro-democracy leader Juan Guaidó was “expelled” from the country on day talks are taking place on Venezuela in Bogotá.
Although no reference was made by Chancellor Álvaro Leyva of President Petro’s “total peace” policy, the Colombian Government and US remain committed to sustainable development and peace in the hemisphere.