Colombians on both sides of the political divide are voting out of fear. Political parties have been replaced by personality cults. Candidates are no longer statesmen, but rather, influencers.
Colombia’s 2022 presidential election will have heightened measures given fears of violence and potential vandalism in Bogotá. Candidates Hernández and Petro to meet in a final debate.
The surge in popularity of the arch-conservative candidate Rodolfo Hernández has stunned Gustavo Petro. The leftist candidate now trails Hernández in a recent poll.
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.
Colombians are joining the growing ranks of illegal immigrants from other nations attempting to the enter the U.S by the crossing the southern border.
The election race in Colombia is drawing to a close with front running candidates reaching out to both urban and rural populations.
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.
The recent designation of Colombia as a Major Non-NATO Ally raises the question why the US has not given this status to Mexico.
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.
In a debate with three Colombian presidential candidates, Ingrid Betancourt lashed-out at Gustavo Petro over corruption and his association with kidnappers.
Colombia’s presidential race has officially started after three coalitions elected their candidates to face-off on May 29.