Colombia’s government on Wednesday lost the support of its own coalition partners after ministers walked out of a senate debate on election violence. In one of their most absurd performances,…
Colombia’s National Electoral Council (CNE) canceled 915,000 ID cards citing evidence they may have been registered for electoral fraud purposes. The CNE took action and annulled the voter registrations hours…
The official in charge of protecting threatened persons told Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday he ran out of resources as senators blasted the government’s inaction over a spike in electoral violence.…
Colombia’s inspector general asked to revoke the identity papers of a quarter of newly registered voters on Tuesday on suspicion they may be used for fraud in October’s local elections.…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque vowed to curb deadly violence in Colombia’s ongoing local election race for the second time in three months. Following a blistering letter from the country’s mayors…
Regional dynasties appear to be behind most of the murders, assassination attempts and death threats in Colombia’s increasingly violent local elections race, according to leading political scientist. According to Ariel…
Colombia’s mayors on Thursday urged action from the national government, indicating political violence ahead of local and regional elections is spiraling out of control. In a blistering letter, Federation of…
A mayor candidate whose company allegedly financed death squads accused a journalist of being a FARC guerrilla after again being exposed by a demobilized paramilitary leader. Demobilized paramilitary commander Jorge…
For the second time in less than a week, a candidate running for mayor in Colombia’s local elections was assassinated on Saturday. Orley Garcia was shot dead by a masked…