Colombia elections

Meet the 77-year-old TikTok star running for president of Colombia A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck. The average of the.

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Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact coalition speaks after casting his vote at a polling station next to his wife Veronica Alcocer and daughter during.

. 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. Bogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential 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 agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. 2 days agoColombias presidential runoff election could test the United States relationship with its most reliable ally in Latin America with potentially significant consequences for the region. Two polls that were released on Saturday and Sunday said that opposition leader Gustavo Petro was leading the race.

Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff. For the first time in its history Colombia has elected a leftist president. We commend the many officials public servants and volunteers whose dedication made these elections possible.

2 days agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of. Markets WrapBiden Says US Recession Avoidable After Call With Ex-Treasury.

Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates. He defeated right-wing. This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated.

Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández. Petro said he would do so as he does not want to be an eternal ca. 2 days agoFormer rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for.

On behalf of the United States I congratulate the people of Colombia for making their voices heard in a free and fair presidential election. 2 days agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. Colombias pollsters have released contradictory projections on who will win the June 19 presidential elections.

Is a political journalist whose focus is on Latin America health care and anti-racism. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. 2 days agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022.

2 days agoJune 19 2022. Petro promised in September 2021 that he would retire from politics should his campaign for the presidency be unsuccessful. A Cuba solidarity.

Gustavo Petro is a former-guerrilla-turned-mayor of Bogota and then a senator. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote. The United States and Colombia enjoy deep bonds between our peoples.

Colombia has long been one of Washingtons closest allies in Latin America. 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. 15 hours agoSundays election of leftist Gustavo Petro as Colombias next president could change the course of the countrys relationship with the United States.

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. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. The two countries have especially strong ties on trade issues and security measures including close cooperation on.

Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. 1 day agoBloomberg -- This story was originally published on Jan. A third poll that was released on Sunday projected that liberal demagogue Rodolfo Hernandez was slightly ahead.

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. 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. Six years after the peace deal between the government of.

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.

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