Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos praised the “massive participation” in legislative elections in which more than half of the country’s voters abstained. With 99% of the votes counted, Colombia’s National…
After the former guerrillas’ senate candidates cast their votes, the FARC’s first and tumultuous election campaign came to an end on Sunday. The Marxist political party was meant to take…
A Bogota court on Monday ordered Colombia’s congress to ratify 16 temporary seats in the House of Representatives for regions that have been ravaged by armed conflict and state neglect.…
Colombia’s state council on Thursday overruled the sinking of congressional seats for victims, a key element of an ongoing peace process with demobilized Marxist rebel group FARC. The 16 reserved…
Colombia’s government and congress on Thursday made contrary claims about whether key legislation that is part of an ongoing peace process has been agreed. The reservation of 16 congressional seats…
Colombia’s FARC rebels were quick to secure participation in the country’s political system. Leaders of the former rebel group, however, have yet to face justice for a staggering number of…
The FARC political party announced its 2018 candidates for Colombia’s congress and the presidency on Wednesday, one day after the political party founded by former rebels received official recognition from…
Before having faced justice over more than 100 war crimes, FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño, a.k.a. “Timochenko,” announced on Wednesday he is taking part in the 2018 presidential elections. The announcement…
Colombia’s senate president has successfully pushed an electoral reform over the 2018 elections, claiming it sought to force an electoral victory for “communists” and “anarchists.” The reform is part of…