Liberal Party demands recount in Valle governor election
The Liberal Party requested a recount in the Valle del Cauca governor election after their candidate lost by less than 1% of the votes, Colombian media reported. With 98.40% of…
The Liberal Party requested a recount in the Valle del Cauca governor election after their candidate lost by less than 1% of the votes, Colombian media reported. With 98.40% of…
Despite the bloody lead-up to the 2011 local and regional elections, which saw 41 candidates murdered, Sunday’s events conclude in relative peace with only isolated incidents of violence and electoral…
Liberal Party candidate Anibal Gaviria won Medellin’s mayoral election, narrowly beating independent candidate and former Mayor Luis Perez. With 95.10% of the votes counted, Gaviria won 37.65% of the votes,…
Polling stations in Colombia closed at 4PM Sunday after a day of local and regional elections that according to the national government went without major incidents. In contrast to the…
At least two soldiers were killed and another 11 wounded in a minefield planted by the leftist guerrilla group FARC in the department of Cauca, southwest Colombia on Friday morning.…
An electoral observation NGO launched a distress call for the Sunday elections in Medellin, citing significant influence from illegal armed groups as well as serious threats against candidates, voters, and…
A “face to face” with President Juan Manuel Santos could lead to the end of the public university strikes, but the government still must withdraw the proposed reform of higher…
Colombia’s Electoral Council has announced it is fully prepared for the elections that will take place Sunday, Colombian media reported. The president of National Electoral Council, Joaquin Jose Vives, said…
Colombia’s Ministry of Defense asked to be recognized as a victim in the case against people who may have received government compensation by fraudulently claiming to be victims of the…