Colombia elections

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. 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.

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As we know last May 29th in the first round of the presidential elections the candidates of the Historical Pact Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez obtained the highest number of votes with 8527768 votes 4032.

. 2 days agoAbout 216 million of the 39 million eligible voters cast a ballot Sunday. 2 days agoColombia Election. Petro said he would do so as he does not want to be an eternal ca.

Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. On Sunday Latin Americas third largest nation heads to the polls to choose a. 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.

The economist former guerrilla and former mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro previously a candidate in the 2010 and 2018 Colombian presidential elections has maintained a lead in most opinion polls and could become the first president of Colombia from a left-wing coalition. 2 days agoHernández shocked Colombia when he made it to Sundays runoff after ousting a number of career politicians from the race in the first round of voting on 29 May. It is a presidential election unlike.

Abstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990. Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. 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.

Gustavo Petro Makes History in Presidential Victory A former rebel and longtime legislator won Colombias presidential. 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. We commend the many officials public servants and volunteers whose dedication made these elections possible.

The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. Petro took the most votes then some. He won the lefts primary-like interparty consultation in March with more votes than any candidate in any of the three competitions.

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. BOGOTA June 14 Reuters - 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. Supporters of Colombian left-wing presidential.

2 days agoIf 62-year-old former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins on June 19 he will be Colombias first leftist leader. That era has come to a. 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.

Gustavo Petro gestures as he speaks during a presidential debate at the headquarters of El Tiempo newspaper in Bogota on May 23 2022. Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which provides information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia. Petro a current senator and previous mayor of Bogota won 508 of votes figures from the national registry office showed while Hernandez trailed by 797973 votes tallying 469.

1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. 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. Petro won the first round with just.

The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time. 2 days agoThe Colombian Election Press Statement Antony J. Colombians are calling it the most consequential election in decades.

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2 days agoProgressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. 1 day agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. The second majority headed by businessman Rodolfo Hernández and Marelen Castillo received 5953209 votes 2815.

The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. Petro promised in September 2021 that he would retire from politics should his campaign for the presidency be unsuccessful. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP.

In 2018 he lost the presidential runoff to Ivan Duque. Blinken Secretary of State June 19 2022 Share On behalf of the United States I congratulate the people of Colombia for making their voices heard in a free and fair presidential election. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff.

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