Members of Colombia’s Green Party have come out in support of party president Luis Eduardo Garzon after a senator called for his resignation Tuesday. The public statement read, “The members…
The mayor of Bogota declared himself “ready to have a government without a council,” Tuesday via Twitter. Gustavo Petro, who took office earlier this month, made the remark hours after the Green…
Colombia’s Green Party refused jobs offered by Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro in a statement released Monday night. Petro offered jobs to five Green Party council members in exchange for their…
Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro offered jobs to members of the rival Green Party in exchange for their participation in a “Petroist” coalition, reported local media. Green Party representative Alfonso Prada said…
Colombia’s Green Party leaders have banned Antanas Mockus from returning to the party, while he has denied wanting to rejoin, reported local media Monday. Party co-director Luis Eduardo Garzon declared, “We…
The National Electoral Council (CNE) rejects a claim that Antanas Mockus cannot run for Bogota mayor due to his double political affiliation, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Judge Jose Joaquin Silver ruled…
Green Party candidate Enrique Peñalosa asked the Colombian Conservative Party to support his bid to become mayor of Bogota Thursday. Peñalosa, who has already served as mayor of Bogota, met…
The Green Party joined a number of Colombia’s political parties that have recently published lists of corrupt politicians who will not receive support from their respective parties in the October…
Enrique Peñalosa officially registered as a candidate for the 2011 mayoral elections in Bogota on Wednesday. He will run for mayor with the support of both the Green Party and…