Colombia’s State Council revoked the election of former Senate president Alexander Lopez, a major political ally of President Gustavo Petro. According to the administrative court, the progressive politician violated electoral…
Longtime opposition Senator Jorge Enrique Robledo has rejected an offer from the right-wing Democratic Center (Centro Democratico) party that would have made him president of the Colombian Senate, reported local media Wendnesday.
Former Colombian presidential candidate, Clara Lopez, accused fellow partisan and Senator Jorge Enrique Robledo of “political bullying” and “persecution” in an interview with Colombia’s Blu Radio on Tuesday.
A rift between members of the Alternative Democratic Pole formed, as the party divides between those that support Santos’ reelection campaign, and those that prefer abstention, reports Colombian political news…