Colombian presidential elections

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. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. 1 day agoFormer Bogotá Mayor Gustavo Petro on Sunday won the second round of Colombias presidential election. 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.

14 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. Colombias Observatory Mission for Elections. The latest polls predict a statistical tie between two candidates who embody different ideologies but still promise change.

Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election. The last four years in Colombia have been difficult. Incumbent president Iván Duque was ineligible for a second term.

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. Petros running mate vice-presidential candidate Francia Marquez has sent shockwaves through Colombias political scene. 1 day 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.

BOGOTÁ Colombia The final round of Colombias presidential election is scheduled for Sunday June 19 and the clear winner is still difficult to determine. For generations Colombia has been dominated by a small political establishment that ranges from the center right to the hard right. A supporter of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro pastes a banner before a rally at the Fontibon neighborhood in Bogota on June 12 2022.

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. June 19 2022 756 PM. Supporters of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro celebrate after the presidential runoff election.

Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. 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. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

The 40-year-old Black feminist and single-mother garnered the third-most. 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. Colombian centre-right presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez gestures as he speaks during a gathering with supporters in Miami Florida US.

Petro a member of the Colombian Senate who was once a member of the M-19 guerrilla. Petros showing was the latest leftist political victory in Latin America fueled by voters desire for change. Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates.

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. After one of the most contested campaigns in recent Colombian history 22. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter.

Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández receives a warm welcome at the National Congress of Oil Palm Growers in Bucaramanga Colombia on June 3. Unlike other countries in the Latin America Colombia has never elected a 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.

1 day agoAbstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990.

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