Colombia’s opposition suing defense minister over illegal army recruitment
A member of the leftist opposition party Democratic Pole on Tuesday filed suit against Colombia’s...
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Leftist ex-presidential candidate latest to announce Santos endorsement
Former presidential candidate Clara Lopez has officially announced her support of incumbent...
Opposition senator urges to abstain from endorsing Colombia’s presidential candidates
Prominent Colombian opposition Senator Jorge Enrique Robledo urged his party on Thursday to...
‘Democracy has been strengthened today:’ Leftist presidential candidate on Petro’s reinstatement
Clara Lopez, presidential candidate for the leftist Democratic Pole (Polo Democratico – PD)...
Presidential candidate Aida Avella turns heads at Colombia’s 1st election debate
Leftist candidate Aida Avella “stole the show” Thursday at the first presidential debate ahead of...
Colombia congressman receives death threats after exposing land theft scandal
Colombian congressman Wilson Arias has received personal death threats by people who believe that...
Cepeda proposes Colombia’s left unite in anticipation of FARC peace deal
Colombian congressman Ivan Cepeda on Wednesday called upon other leftist leaders to consolidate a...
Colombia’s opposition demands Santos be treated as presidential candidate
Colombia’s main opposition party, the Polo Democratico, on Wednesday said it will ask...
Colombia opposition asks Santos to vote for Palestinian state
On the eve of a UN voting for Palestine as an “observer state,” Colombia’s main opposition party of Colombia sent a letter to President Juan Manuel Santos asking him to support the resolution. The president of...
Colombia’s Polo Democratic party to announce election candidate
Colombia’s Polo Democratico Alternativo party this weekend will name either Senator Jorge Enrique Robledo or chairwoman Clara Lopez as its candidate for the 2014 Presidential elections this weekend, newspaper El Espectador...
Communists suspended from Colombia’s main left-wing party
The Colombian Communist Party (PCC) has been suspended from the left-wing Polo Democratico coalition for keeping links with another left-wing movement, Marcha Patriotica, local media reported Thursday night. The president of...
Colombian opposition party supports Hugo Chavez in Venezuelan elections
Leftist Colombian opposition party, Polo Democratico, announced its support for incumbent Hugo Chavez in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential elections. “On Tuesday, July 24 the International Day of Solidarity with the...
