Governor’s wife arrested and charged with election fraud
The wife of a governor from southeast Colombia could go to prison for nine years for allegedly threatening to fire government officials who refused to vote for a befriended candidate…
The wife of a governor from southeast Colombia could go to prison for nine years for allegedly threatening to fire government officials who refused to vote for a befriended candidate…
Two Bogota city officials have been sent to jail for allegedly threatening teachers they would lose their job if they didn’t gather votes for a far-right senator during Colombia’s legislative…
Pablo Escobar’s former hitman “Popeye” bankrolled this year’s congressional campaign of the members of the coalition of President-elect Ivan Duque, local media reported Monday. Colombia’s chief prosecutor announced he would…
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Thursday that he will investigate three recently elected congressmen on election fraud charges. One of the politicians who allegedly paid money for votes, Senator-elect Aida Merlano…
Reports of voting irregularities over Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday have increased dramatically compared to the 2014 elections, according to independent election observers. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), said in its…
Election observers said on Sunday that most of the fraud complaints they received as Colombia elects a president involved vote-buying. In a mid-day report, the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) said…
Colombia’s electoral authorities were sued to investigate alleged fraud during the first round of presidential elections, local media reported. According to Semana magazine, a citizen from Cali filed the lawsuit against…
Both candidates in Colombia’s presidential election race have asked the country’s chief prosecutor to reveal alleged evidence of voter fraud. Prosecutor General Nestor Humberto Martinez said Thursday this year’s elections…
Colombia’s government and election observers contradicted each other on Thursday over growing claims of widespread election rigging. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), which has monitored elections since 2007, said at a…