Social democratic Senator Jorge Robledo announced Wednesday he plans to run for president in Colombia’s 2018 elections. Robledo, a member of leftist opposition party Democratic Pole, is the first politician…
A rift between members of the Alternative Democratic Pole formed, as the party divides between those that support Santos’ reelection campaign, and those that prefer abstention, reports Colombian political news…
Colombia’s largest leftist party won’t endorse either remaining candidate in the upcoming second-round of presidential elections, according to its leader and first-round presidential candidate Clara Lopez, who was quoted in…
Colombia’s largest rebel group the FARC have allegedly threatened opposition councilors from the former guerrilla safe haven San Vicente del Caguan, reported Caracol Radio. Councillor Eduardo Cedeño announced that guerrillas had…
The Polo Democratico candidates will be cheated in the upcoming elections on Sunday, October 30 unless measures are taken to combat fraud, the party said Thursday. Speaking for the Polo…
The Colombian opposition party Polo Alternativo Democratico (PDA) selected a relative newcomer Tuesday as its candidate for the Bogota mayoral race. Aurelio Suarez Montoya, an engineer from Bogota, was selected…
The leftwing Colombian political party Polo Democratico Alternativo (PDA) announced Monday that it had selected a new chairman. Former Senator Jaime Dussan was selected to lead the party until current…