The composition of Colombia’s incoming Congress is far from definite, the country’s State Council said Tuesday. Electoral authorities will need weeks to process claims of candidates who missed out on…
With presidential elections coming in two months, some of Colombia’s citizens are left with the bitter taste of last week’s congressional poll riddled with accusations of electoral fraud, and an…
Colombia’s Sunday congressional elections saw an unprecedented amount of voter fraud and vote buying, though violent pressure on voters from armed illegal groups largely abated, according to electoral observers.
Colombia’s Deputy Prosecutor has supported calls for an election recount after strident petitions from Uribe’s Democratic Centre party.
Former president Alvaro Uribe said on Tuesday that Colombia’s incoming Congress to which he was elected on Sunday is “illegitimate,” claiming the election were marred by fraud.
President Juan Manuel Santos’ U Party has rigged Sunday’s congressional elections to disadvantage former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe’s successful senate bid, says a former justice minister investigated for bribing congressmen.
Sixty-nine of the congress elect who gained seats in Sunday’s election have links to illegal activities, according to a local NGO. If allegations are true, this means that more than…
The Caribbean town of Soledad, sadly dubbed Colombia’s “election fraud capital,” took to the polls on Sunday, but under strict supervision from electoral observers in an attempt to end the…
Colombia’s National Registrar’s Office said Saturday that voters should arrive to the polling stations early to avoid delays in Sunday’s congressional elections, reported national media.