Colombia elections

For the first time in its history Colombia has elected a leftist president. Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights.

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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.

. 1 day agoFormer rebel Gustavo Petro wins runoff election to become Colombias next president June 19 2022 939 PM AP Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider. The second round of voting last night yielded a victory for candidate No. 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.

Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. 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. 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.

2 days agoIf 62-year-old former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins on June 19 he will be Colombias first leftist leader. 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. 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.

This post is also available in. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. 1 day agoAbout 216 million of the 39 million eligible voters cast a ballot Sunday.

On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections. 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. It is a presidential election unlike.

Colombians could be poised to see a notable political shift in their country. 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. 130622 - Santiago de Chile - Redacción Chile.

7 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. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

He defeated right-wing. Petro will be a challenge for the US which has counted Colombia as a strong ally. 1 day agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised.

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. 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. Between Hopes and Concerns.

1 day agoW e are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential election in. Ahead of the May 29 first-round vote the frontrunner is Gustavo Petro a former leftist guerilla who has served as mayor of Bogotá and is serving as senator. Abstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990.

1 day agoLeftist Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change will be Colombias next president after beating construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez in an election on Sunday. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. 2 the former guerrilla Gustavo Petro over No.

1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. June 17 2022 100 pm ET Listen to article 2 minutes BOGOTÁ ColombiaFor decades Colombia elected establishment politicians who hewed to the center-right and helped make the country the USs. This is the first time in recent history that a Leftist has become president of Colombia one.

1 day agoWelcome to the Colombian presidential election of 2022. Petro won the first round with just. Petro a current senator and previous mayor of Bogota won 508 of votes figures from the national registry office.

AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. Leftist Gustavo Petro won the presidential elections of Colombia held on Sunday. 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.

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