Blank vote wins Andean Parliament election
Colombia’s national electoral authority declared Thursday that the blank vote won an absolute majority in the March 9 elections to choose Colombia’s representatives for the Andean Parliament.
Colombia’s national electoral authority declared Thursday that the blank vote won an absolute majority in the March 9 elections to choose Colombia’s representatives for the Andean Parliament.
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 2014 congressional elections were marked by not only a relatively peaceful day of voting, but by a high number of blank and invalid votes.
Incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos remains a clear if unconvincing favorite to win Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections, according to a new national poll. The poll, conducted by Caracol Radio with…