Colombia elections

For the first time in its history Colombia has elected a leftist president. 12 hours agoWelcome to the Colombian presidential election of 2022.

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Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 rebel movement who has vowed profound social and economic change has won Colombias presidency beating the construction magnate Rodolfo.

. 2022 Colombian presidential election. 1 day agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 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 senatorIn 2018 he lost the presidential runoff to Ivan DuqueHe won the lefts primary-like interparty consultation in March with more votes than.

Gustavo Petro is a former-guerrilla-turned-mayor of Bogota and then a senator. 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 election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

1 day agoFormer rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for. Teen dead 3 adults --. 2 Petro won the runoff becoming the first left-wing.

2 days agoBogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. Petros journey from a fighter in the M-19 guerrilla army in the 80s to. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday.

Six years after the peace deal between the government of. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. 1 day agoSupporters of Gustavo Petro celebrate his election as Colombias first leftist president.

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. 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. 1 day ago19 Jun 2022.

Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022.

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. The victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. 1 day agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022.

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. MIAMI Colombia is headed for a presidential runoff election Sunday between two nonestablishment candidates and politicians in Florida home to the largest population of expats in the US. 20 hours agoFormer guerrilla wins Colombias presidential election first leftist leader in nations history Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election on Sunday to become the countrys first leftist head of state in.

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. 1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. 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 second round of voting last night yielded a victory for candidate No. He defeated right-wing. Colombians could be poised to see a notable political shift in their country.

1 day agoThe election was held amid a backdrop of rising inequality inflation and violence - factors that led voters in the first round last month to. 1 day agoBOGOTA Colombia -- Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro wins narrow victory in Colombias presidential election edging out millionaire. 2 the former guerrilla Gustavo Petro over No.

1 day 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.

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