Colombia elections

130622 - Santiago de Chile - Redacción Chile. Leftist Gustavo Petro won the presidential elections of Colombia held on Sunday.

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For the first time in its history Colombia has elected a leftist president.

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

1 day agoAbout 216 million of the 39 million eligible voters cast a ballot Sunday. Between Hopes and Concerns. 1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022.

Abstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. It is a presidential election unlike.

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 agoColombians head to the polls on Sunday for a high-stakes election between two populist presidential candidates promising to fundamentally transform the country. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff.

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

Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. That era has come to a. He defeated right-wing.

1 day agoMr Petro won by 504 to 473 a wider than expected margin in a run-off against Rodolfo Hernández a property tycoon. This is the first time in recent history that a Leftist has become president of Colombia one. 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.

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. Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights. On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections.

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. 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. Colombians could be poised to see a notable political shift in their country.

1 day agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. His 113m votes helped by a record turnout of 58 mark the highest tally. 23 hours agoWelcome to the Colombian presidential election of 2022.

Petro a current senator and previous mayor of Bogota won 508 of votes figures from the national registry office. Petro won the first round with just. 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.

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. Petro will be a challenge for the US which has counted Colombia as a strong ally. This post is also available in.

2 the former guerrilla Gustavo Petro over No. The second round of voting last night yielded a victory for candidate No. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. 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. Gustavo Petro is a former-guerrilla-turned-mayor of Bogota and then a senator.

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. 6 hours agoColombias presidential election confirms the resurgence of Pink Tide in Latin America. 1 day agoAbout 216 million of the 39 million eligible voters cast a ballot Sunday.

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