Offices of leftist parties attacked in Bogota
The offices of leftist parties were attacked in Bogota on Friday, two weeks before Colombia’s local elections. The office of the FARC, the political party of demobilized guerrillas, and the…
The offices of leftist parties were attacked in Bogota on Friday, two weeks before Colombia’s local elections. The office of the FARC, the political party of demobilized guerrillas, and the…
Municipalities at risk of fraud and violence during Colombia’s upcoming local elections dropped 25% compared to 2015, according to independent electoral observers. With local and regional elections set for the…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Thursday misinformed the United Nations about ELN activity in Venezuela, local media reported. Duque presented a report about Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s alleged ties to…
Colombia’s government on Wednesday lost the support of its own coalition partners after ministers walked out of a senate debate on election violence. In one of their most absurd performances,…
The official in charge of protecting threatened persons told Colombia’s Congress on Tuesday he ran out of resources as senators blasted the government’s inaction over a spike in electoral violence.…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque vowed to curb deadly violence in Colombia’s ongoing local election race for the second time in three months. Following a blistering letter from the country’s mayors…
Regional dynasties appear to be behind most of the murders, assassination attempts and death threats in Colombia’s increasingly violent local elections race, according to leading political scientist. According to Ariel…
Colombia’s mayors on Thursday urged action from the national government, indicating political violence ahead of local and regional elections is spiraling out of control. In a blistering letter, Federation of…
For the second time in less than a week, a candidate running for mayor in Colombia’s local elections was assassinated on Saturday. Orley Garcia was shot dead by a masked…