Tag: Colombia
Left-wing President of Colombia
Former left-wing rebel Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s new president. “Today is a party for the people,” Petro wrote on Twitter. With over 99.5 percent of the vote counted after the…
Left-wing President of Colombia
With over 99.5 percent of the vote counted after the second round, Petro leads by 50.5 percent against opponent Rodolfo Hernandez at 47.3 percent, a margin of 700,000 votes. –…
Olivier Dabène: “There is widespread rejection of the political class that has governed Colombia for decades”
Colombians vote this Sunday, June 19 for the second round of the presidential election. They have the choice between the left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro who came first in the first…
In Colombia, two anti-system candidates at the gates of power
The poster for the second round of the Colombian presidential election is not trivial: two anti-system candidates will compete for first place at the polls on Sunday, June 19. Gustavo…
could women’s votes tip the scales?
This Sunday, June 19, Colombians are voting for the second round of the presidential election. Two candidates compete, that of the left Gustavo Petro, who was until the first round…
Shipwrecks and treasures discovered outside Colombia
The Galeon sank in 1708 and now seconded divers have found two more shipwrecks. One is believed to be a ship from the Spanish colonial era, the other from the…
Colombia: who is Rodolfo Hernandez, the spoilsport of the presidential election?
All of Colombia knows the cuisine of her home in Bucaramanga, in the northeast of Colombia. Because it is from the family table that Rodolfo Hernandez led a good part…
Colombia can elect left-wing president for first time
Election surveys show that issues such as unemployment and corruption are prioritized during the Colombian presidential election. The dissatisfaction last year led to major street protests in the country and…
Gustavo Petro widely in the lead, Rodolfo Hernandez created the surprise
Opponent Gustavo Petro easily won Sunday’s first round of the presidential election in Colombia. He will face in the second round on June 19 an independent candidate, the millionaire Rodolfo…
Second round awaits in Colombia
Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro is facing, as expected, right-wing Federico Gutiérrez in a second round of Colombian presidential elections. It is clear since none of a total of six presidential…