Colombian presidential elections

23 hours agoBOGOTA Colombia -- Leftist ex-rebel holds slight lead over millionaire with 65 of ballots tallied in Colombias 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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. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. For generations Colombia has been dominated by a small political establishment that ranges from the center right to the hard right. Unlike other countries in the Latin America Colombia has never elected a President.

Here what to know about the Colombian presidential election. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

12 hours agoFormer guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election on Sunday to become the countrys first leftist head of state in a tight race marked by voters strong desire for change. 22 hours agoGustavo Petro the former M-19 guerrilla mayor Bogotá Senator for Colombia Humana party and leader of the Pacto Historico coalition has won the Colombian election with over 109 million votes compared to his political rival Rodolfo Hernández with 99 million. 22 hours agoBOGOTA Colombia Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for Colombia by becoming the country.

2 days agoColombias presidential election is down to the wire with polls showing both candidates in a near statistical tie. 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. 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.

BOGOTÁ Colombia In a shock to a. If leftist candidate Gustavo Petro wins he will be the first left-wing president. As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 50 of the votes a runoff is scheduled to be held on 19 June 2022 between the top two candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.

By Antonio Maria Delgado and. After one of the most contested campaigns in recent Colombian history 22. 7 hours agoMarxist former mayor of Bogotá and ex-member of the terrorist M19 guerrilla organization Gustavo Petro declared victory Sunday night in Colombias presidential election despite dismissing the entire endeavor as rigged and calling Colombias top election official a liar days prior.

The last four years in Colombia have been difficult. 19 hours agoAbstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990. June 19 2022 756 PM.

The 40-year-old Black feminist and single-mother garnered the third-most. The latest polls predict a statistical tie between two candidates who embody different ideologies but still promise change. Petros running mate vice-presidential candidate Francia Marquez has sent shockwaves through Colombias political scene.

Supporters of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro celebrate after the presidential runoff election. Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández receives a warm welcome at the National Congress of Oil Palm Growers in Bucaramanga Colombia on June 3. Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández speaks during a gathering with the Colombian community in Miami Florida on.

1 day agoA former rebel and longtime legislator won Colombias presidential election on Sunday galvanizing voters frustrated by decades of poverty and inequality under conservative leaders. Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election. BOGOTA Colombia Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential runoff election Sunday over a real estate millionaire ushering in a new era of politics in the South American.

BOGOTÁ Colombia The final round of Colombias presidential election is scheduled for Sunday June 19 and the clear winner is still difficult to determine. 1 day agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates.

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