Colombia mourns loss of the blank vote
Citizens of Colombia were surprised to learn Monday that the blank vote, or protest vote, has no effect on the second round of a presidential election.
Citizens of Colombia were surprised to learn Monday that the blank vote, or protest vote, has no effect on the second round of a presidential election.
Colombia’s leading presidential candidate, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, has three preliminary criminal investigations pending against him, the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) said Monday, one day after the hard-line politician reached…
Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, the presidential frontrunner following Colombia’s first round of elections, said Monday that he would suspend ongoing peace talks with the FARC rebel group, the country’s largest.
Colombia’s vice-president has called on the country’s two largest rebel groups to uphold and extend the unilateral ceasefire declared ahead of last Sunday’s presidential elections.
Eighteen people previously reported missing showed up to vote for the presidential elections Sunday, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
The candidates of the Democratic Pole (Polo Democratico), the Conservative Party (Partido Conservador), and the Green Alliance (Alianza Verde) will consult their supporters to determine their endorsements heading into the…
Colombia’s first round of presidential elections concluded with the fastest tallying of votes in the history of the country, according to the national registrar.
Former President Alvaro Uribe received the most praise and enthusiasm from the crowd during a victory speech given by Oscar Ivan Zuluaga after taking away the most votes in Colombia’s first…
President Juan Manuel Santos made a speech to his supporters on Sunday evening after results of Colombia’s presidential elections named himself and Oscar Ivan Zuluaga as candidates for a second…