The progressive mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin resigned to campaign for his candidate successor. According to Mayor Daniel Quintero, the move seeks to prevent the reelection of his…
Colombia’s second largest city Medellin has become all but ungovernable after President Ivan Duque appointed an ally as interim mayor. In a letter, Medellin’s progressive secretaries rejected interim Mayor Juan…
Colombia’s inspector general said she provisionally suspended the mayors of Medellin and Ibague for their alleged meddling in elections. Inspector General Margarita Cabello announced the suspensions on Twitter, but didn’t…
Daniel Quintero is the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city Medellin after a surprising victory in the 2019 elections. Quintero was born in Medellin in 1980 into a lower middle-class…
Medellin’s city hall entered in an institutional crisis after attempts by Mayor Daniel Quintero to assume control over public institutions triggered mass resignations. The institutional crisis even stopped the local…
A last-minute decision by Medellin’s mayor to sue allegedly corrupt contractors of public utilities company EPM triggered the resignation of its board of directors. Mayor Daniel Quintero said on Tuesday…
The approval rating of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque surged to a record 52% in April after reaching an all-time low of 23% in February, according to pollster Invamer / Gallup.…
Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez allegedly downplayed the violence that took place after the resumption of anti-government protests in Colombia’s capital on Tuesday. Lopez was criticized by both Bogota’s human rights…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque met the mayors elect of Bogota and Medellin on Tuesday for the first time after his far-right party’s devastating defeat in local elections. Duque met with…