After years of demanding political inclusion, Colombia’s leftist leaders have no problem abandoning that democratic principle when the people of Venezuela demand the same. It’s been quite easy to call…
Former Colombian vice-presidential candidate Aida Avella announced that her left-wing Patriotic Union Party must reorganize and unite in order to achieve its goals.
Key political backers for the campaigns of incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos and right-wing Democratic Center (Centro Democratico) nominee Oscar Ivan Zuluaga followed the candidates to the polls to vote…
A planned televised debate between running mates in Colombia’s presidential elections became a live monologue on Thursday as only one candidate vice-president showed up for the broadcast.
Four of the five vice presidential candidates took to the floor of Colombia’s Senate Tuesday to outline their running mates’ proposals and views approaching May’s presidential elections. Presidential candidate Enrique…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office will request the nullification of votes for five candidates elected in last week’s Congressional elections due to claims of electoral fraud, the government oversight body announced…
Aida Avella is a Colombian politician and leader of the leftist Patriotic Union (Union Patriotica – UP) party. A former psychologist and labor union leader, Avella joined the then-communist UP as…
Presidential candidates for Colombia’s left leaning parties the Democratic Pole (Democratic Pole – PDA) and the Patriotic Union (Union Patriotica – UP), are reportedly set to become running mates in…
Elections in Colombia are won with checkbooks, not policies, according to Aida Avella, the Patriotic Union’s (Union Patriotica — UP) candidate for president.