Colombia elections

A person prepares to vote during the presidential runoff election at a polling station set up at the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta Colombia ahead of. 1 day agoAbout 216 million of the 39 million eligible voters cast a ballot Sunday.

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1 day agoMr Petro won by 504 to 473 a wider than expected margin in a run-off against Rodolfo Hernández a property tycoon.

. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. This is the first time in recent history that a Leftist has become president of Colombia one. It is a presidential election unlike.

2 days agoThe election is being contested by mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro and populist business tycoon Rodolfo Hernández Voters head to the polls in Colombia on Sunday in a. 2 days agoColombians head to the polls on Sunday for a high-stakes election between two populist presidential candidates promising to fundamentally transform the country. His 113m votes helped by a record turnout of 58 mark the highest tally.

Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights. 1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. On Sunday Gustavo Petro became the first leftist to be elected president in Colombia after beating rival Rodolfo Hernandez in a runoff voteMost Read from BloombergUS Futures Gain With European Stocks.

1 day agoBOGOTA Colombia Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated. BOGOTÁ ColombiaFor decades Colombia elected establishment politicians who hewed to the center-right and helped make the country the USs closest ally in the region. 2 days agoIf 62-year-old former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins on June 19 he will be Colombias first leftist leader.

AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. In the May 29 first-round election Colombians dealt a major blow to the political establishment putting Gustavo Petro into a runoff against Rodolfo Hernández. He defeated right-wing populist Rodolfo.

Colombias police are on maximum alert after detecting plans by radical groups to reject the results of a second presidential election vote on Sunday and commit violence across the country top. Colombian expats around the world can vote in Colombias election as long as they register. Petro won the first round with just.

Between Hopes and Concerns. 2 the former guerrilla Gustavo Petro over No. Over 128000 Colombian expats in the US.

2 Petro won the runoff becoming the first left-wing. Elections in Colombia. The second round of voting last night yielded a victory for candidate No.

REUTERSLuisa Gonzalez BOGOTA June 19 Reuters - Leftist Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change will be Colombias next. On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections. 1 day agoBloomberg -- This story was originally published on Jan.

1 As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 50 of the votes a runoff was held on 19 June 2022 between the top two candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández Suárez. That era has come to a. 4 hours agoColombias presidential election confirms the resurgence of Pink Tide in Latin America.

Gustavo Petro is a former-guerrilla-turned-mayor of Bogota and then a senator. 21 hours agoWelcome to the Colombian presidential election of 2022. 1 day agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022 Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry.

For the first time in its history Colombia has elected a leftist president. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. 130622 - Santiago de Chile - Redacción Chile.

Markets WrapBiden Says US Recession Avoidable After Call With Ex-Treasury. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time. 1 day ago19 Jun 2022.

This post is also available in. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 rebel movement who has vowed profound social and economic change has won Colombias presidency beating the construction magnate Rodolfo.

Petro will be a challenge for the US which has counted Colombia as a strong ally. On May 29 Colombia will hold its first round of voting to choose the successor to President Ivan Duque who cant run for reelection due to term limits. The preliminary results announced by the National Registry are unofficial and could be revised by the National Electoral Council after a formal scrutiny of the votes in the coming week.

The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. Leftist Gustavo Petro won the presidential elections of Colombia held on Sunday. 2022 Colombian presidential election.

Abstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990.

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