Colombia elections

Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. 1 day agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised.

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. Six years after the peace deal between the government of. 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. 2 days agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022.

Bogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. We commend the many officials public servants and volunteers whose dedication made these elections possible. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday.

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. Meanwhile Colombias social explosion was underway changing the image of a stable country on the rise to one of an ungovernable and fragmented state. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández.

Two anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro a leftist and Rodolfo Hernández a right-wing businessman and former. 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. Bogota CNNColombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

2 days agoJune 19 2022. The United States and Colombia enjoy deep bonds between our peoples. Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry.

Petro promised in September 2021 that he would retire from politics should his campaign for the presidency be unsuccessful. This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP.

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. And in the March 2022 legislative elections Uribes Centro Democrático fell from being the most powerful movement in Congress to being a minority. 2 days agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022.

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. Bogota Colombia In presidential and legislative elections Colombian voters signalled they want change solidifying a left-wing former guerrilla members lead in the presidential race and. In Colombia a Leftist and a Right-Wing Populist Move on to June Runoff.

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. 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. Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates.

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 2022 Presidential Runoff. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US.

Petro said he would do so as he does not want to be an eternal ca. On behalf of the United States I congratulate the people of Colombia for making their voices heard in a free and fair presidential election. 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.

2 days agoBloomberg -- This story was originally published on Jan. 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. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote.

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. 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.

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