Colombian presidential elections

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 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.

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. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. BOGOTÁ Colombia The final round of Colombias presidential election is scheduled for Sunday June 19 and the clear winner is still difficult to determine. Colombia held the first round of its presidential elections on May 29th and it is hard to overstate just how surprised most analysts were by the results.

19 hours agoGustavo Petro speaking at a rally on June 19. Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates. BOGOTÁ Colombia In a shock to a.

Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández speaks during a gathering with the Colombian community in Miami Florida on. 1 day agoLeftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro casts a vote at a polling station in Bogota Colombia on Sunday. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff.

The latest polls predict a statistical tie between two candidates who embody different ideologies but still promise change. 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. CNN Gustavo Petros victory in Colombias presidential elections on Sunday opens a new page in the history of the countrys relations with the US.

Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement has won Colombias presidency. 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 elections take place amid a great polarization among voters and a strong scenario of violence against candidates most of whom closed their election campaigns on May 22 with massive acts in several cities.

1 day agoFormer rebel wins Colombias presidential election. 1 day agoWe are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential. Last updated May 17 2022 232 pm EST Colombias election could deliver the countrys first left-wing president an outcome with the potential to transform Bogotas approaches to economic.

2 Petro won the runoff becoming the first left-wing. Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández receives a warm welcome at the National Congress of Oil Palm Growers in Bucaramanga Colombia on June 3. The last four years in Colombia have been difficult.

Supporters of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro celebrate after the presidential runoff election. There are two anti-establishment. 1 day agoAbstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990.

Here what to know about the Colombian presidential election. If leftist candidate Gustavo Petro wins he will be the first left-wing president. On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections.

For generations Colombia has been dominated by a small political establishment that ranges from the center right to the hard right. Everything remains to be seen. Bogota Colombia CNNColombians are heading back to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a runoff vote.

Unlike other countries in the Latin America Colombia has never elected a President. 2 days agoColombians will go to the polls tomorrow in the final round of a presidential election thats had many surprises. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

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. On May 29 over 39 million Colombians will go to the electoral boards to elect the president and vice president for the period 2022-2026. 1 day agoGustavo Petro claimed victory in the Colombian presidential election on June 19 becoming the countrys first leftist head of statePetro a former guerilla fighter with the 19th of April Movement and mayor of Bogota defeated businessman Rodolfo Hernandez with 504 percent of the vote El Tiempo reportedThis video streamed live on Facebook.

Colombias presidential election is down to the wire with polls showing both candidates in a near statistical tie. Luisa GonzalezReuters Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro wins narrow victory in. 2022 Colombian presidential election.

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 weekends election.

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