Colombia’s government has failed to install electoral tribunals to investigate the hundreds of fraud claims made ahead of Sunday’s legislative elections, the director of Colombia’s electoral observer said. According to…
Colombia will see its “first elections completely in peace” this coming Sunday when citizens take to the polls to elect their president for the next four years, says the director…
A report released last week by an electoral observation organization showed that near one third of Colombia’s voting population face high or extremely high risk of electoral violence from threats…
Colombia’s government must “carefully monitor” upcoming 2014 elections in order to avoid violence, coercion, and corruption, and “to mitigate irregularities” in the electoral process according to the director of an…
16 senators, comprising 14% of Colombia’s Senate, should be banned from voting for the Inspector General, claimed the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) on Thursday. The director of MOE, Alejandra Barrios, filed the…
The director of the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) has said that 158 Colombian candidates have been victim of some type of political violence, in an interview with W Radio Sunday.…
On Thursday, electoral observers reported systematic vote-buying in north Colombia, ahead of October local elections. MOE Director Alejandra Barrios announced that 600 so-called “mochileros” operating in Barranquilla are paying between…
Significantly fewer independent voting officials monitored polling stations around Colombia in the nation’s second round of presidential elections, reports Caracol Radio. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) – a Colombian NGO…
Alejandra Barrios, director of the Bogota-based Electoral Observation Mission, said on Wednesday that Colombia’s March 14th legislative elections suffered from “severe irregularities.” Barrios said that the delays in announcing results,…