Colombia elections

Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote.

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This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated.

. 2 days agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández. A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck with his.

Bogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. By Adriaan Alsema June 14 2022. 2 days agoColombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real estate tycoon in a runoff election that underscored peoples disgust with the countrys traditional politicians.

Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. 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. 2 days agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022.

Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff. Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. Six years after the peace deal between the government of.

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. 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. On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections.

2 days agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights defenders or will there be a change depending on whether the candidate of the left or the right wins. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. 2 days agoWe are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential election in. Colombias presidential runoff election could test the United States relationship with its most reliable ally in Latin America with potentially significant consequences for the.

The 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. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. Colombias election could deliver the countrys first left-wing president an outcome with the potential to transform Bogotas approaches to economic policy peace negotiations and foreign.

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. The rival campaigns in Colombias elections have both claimed that Sundays vote will be rigged against their candidates. A voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday 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. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The accusations suggest that the losing candidate may refuse to recognize the election results.

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 agoBOGOTA Colombia Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated. Public confidence in the organizer of the elections national registrar Alexander Vega.

Everything remains to be seen. Bogota CNNColombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

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