Can Colombia afford excluding paramilitaries from peace process?
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has implied he may end efforts to negotiate the...
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Son of Colombia’s president abandons politics over “social and media lynching”
The son of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro won’t take part in Colombia’s...
Petro sacks three ministers ahead of Colombia’s local elections
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro sacked three of his ministers ahead local and regional...
One week after Colombia inaugurated mayors, four already in jail
One week after Colombia’s city halls changed administration, four mayors are in jail on...
Colombia’s politicians are NOT crooks, except the guy with the ankle bracelet maybe
If you thought Medellin politicians were corrupt, go to the neighboring Bello municipality. Its...
FARC member to become mayor after winning first election since peace deal
For the first time since Colombia’s FARC guerrillas demobilized and became a political party...
‘We lost’: Uribe admits defeat in Colombia’s local elections
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on Sunday admitted defeat after devastating results...
Duque brutally punished in Colombia’s local elections
President Ivan Duque and his Democratic Center (CD) party suffered a humiliating defeat in...
Observers report relative calm in Colombia’s elections, tensions in Caribbean province
Independent observers expressed satisfaction about the absence of pressure of illegal armed groups...
Anti-corruption advocate wins Bogota election, nabs Colombia’s 2nd most powerful position
Anti-corruption advocate Claudia Lopez won the elections in Bogota on Sunday after a neck and neck...
Electoral earthquake in Medellin: anti-corruption candidate defeats Uribe ally
Medellin ‘s political system was turned upside down on Sunday as anti-corruption candidate...
Colombia’s local elections: fraud in Medellin, unrest and threats in countryside
Threats from illegal armed groups, fraud and riots are disrupting Colombia’s local elections...
