The gap between polls and election results: Mockus’ greatest fear
Antanas Mockus’s wave of popularity is not slowing down. With few exceptions, most polls show him gaining the greatest share of votes in the first round. More importantly, not a…
Antanas Mockus’s wave of popularity is not slowing down. With few exceptions, most polls show him gaining the greatest share of votes in the first round. More importantly, not a…
The human rights situation in Colombia is improving or it isn’t. There may be many ways to skin a cat, but the answer to this question is limited to the…
The first round of the Colombian presidential election is very near, and the green wave of Antanas Mockus has taken the country by surprise. Mr. Mockus’ surge in the opinion…
Twenty-one years ago, the Liberal favorite for the Colombian presidency, Luis Carlos Galan, who’d gained a miraculous, last-minute lead in the polls thanks to rising support from students and intellectuals,…
< Sexual minorities in Colombia face a strange disconnect between the country’s laws, which are among the world’s most progressive in guaranteeing their rights, and the reality of homophobia faced…
The 2010 race for Colombia’s presidency has so far been driven by the polls and media positioning, with candidates who seem to have little interest in the details of policy,…
Six is the most-discussed number currently circulating in the latest news cycle. This is reportedly the percentage by which Green party candidate Antanas Mockus would beat the conservative favorite Juan…
Last week, the Colombian government released information showing that in 2009 Colombia had around 68,000 hectares of coca production. That is the lowest level since 1996, and it represents a…
The public bickering between Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus on the one hand and President Uribe and his supporters on the other may be a sign of more vibrant, mature…