Opposition candidate withdraws from Colombia’s presidential race over Odebrecht scandal

Colombia’s opposition candidate for the 2018 presidential election “postponed” his announced candidacy on Wednesday after being implicated in a major bribery scandal. Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, the candidate for the Democratic Center party, has been linked to the international Odebrecht bribery scandal through accusations his 2014 campaign received $1.6 million in contributions from the corrupt Brazilian engineering firm. Odebrecht bribery: Uribe distances himself … Continue reading Opposition candidate withdraws from Colombia’s presidential race over Odebrecht scandal