The candidate of Centro Democrático Iván Duque has won the runoff election in Colombia, beating leftist candidate and former mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro.
Colombia’s national daily El Tiempo has endorsed Iván Duque in his presidential bid. The endorsement comes as the last poll gives the right-wing candidate a clear majority.
After clinching victory in the first round, right-wing candidate Iván Duque will face a runoff June 17 against leftist Gustavo Petro.
FARC’s political leader, Rodrigo Londoño has cast his first ballot in a presidential election, calling on Colombians to “journey the path of peace.” The former guerrilla commander felt gratified with electoral process.
President Juan Manuel Santos cast his ballot early Sunday as millions of Colombians headed to voting stations stations in what is widely considered an election to decide the future of the peace process.
A drinking ban (Ley Seca) and no Ciclovía in Bogotá are some of the security measures in place to guarantee peaceful elections across Colombia on Sunday.
President Santos confirmed that Colombia will become an OECD member state and “global partner” in Nato. Santos’ televised announcement comes as millions of Colombians vote Sunday in general elections.
The presidential candidate of Compromiso Ciudadano, Sergio Fajardo, found himself in a one person debate with Colombian journalist Vicky Dávila. Audiences were captivated.
Colombia’s 19th century black president José Nieto Gil’s memory has all but been whitewashed” by subtle racism and political intrigue.
What kind of nation will Colombia be in 2040 was the topic of a conference hosted by Harvard and MIT. These are some of the conclusions.
Pollsters can get it wrong when it comes to predicting the outcome of elections. The City Paper present several scenarios before and after May 27.
The arrest of a former senior peace negotiator of FARC on drug charges has raised the stakes on the future of the peace process in the 2018 elections.
A mega highway project designed to unite Venezuela with Ecuador through the Colombian Amazon has been scrapped to save threatened biodiversity.
Colombia’s chief peace negotiator with the ELN guerrilla, Gustavo Bell, confirmed Sunday that both sides are working towards reaching an indefinite ceasefire.
The right-wing candidate Iván Duque of Centro Democrático is leading the polls two months before Colombians cast their votes in the May 27 presidential elections.
High voter turn out during Sunday’s legislative elections shows a trend towards backing rightwing candidates as Colombians challenge the peace process and second term of Santos.