A member of the leftist opposition party Democratic Pole on Tuesday filed suit against Colombia’s defense minister over ongoing ilegal recruitment practices in the army, according to El Espectador newspaper.
Former presidential candidate Clara Lopez has officially announced her support of incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos heading into the June 15 second-round presidential runoff election.
Prominent Colombian opposition Senator Jorge Enrique Robledo urged his party on Thursday to refrain from endorsing either of presidential candidate in the upcoming second round of elections, reported daily El…
Clara Lopez, presidential candidate for the leftist Democratic Pole (Polo Democratico – PD) party, believes that with Santos’ reinstatement of Bogota’s former mayor, Gustavo Petro, “democracy has been strengthened” in…
Leftist candidate Aida Avella “stole the show” Thursday at the first presidential debate ahead of Colombia’s May 25 presidential elections.
Colombian congressman Wilson Arias has received personal death threats by people who believe that the congressman has harmed the agricultural industry by denouncing politicians’ role in land theft scandals, he…
Colombian congressman Ivan Cepeda on Wednesday called upon other leftist leaders to consolidate a “powerful left” in preparation for an eventual peace agreement with rebel group FARC.
Colombia’s main opposition party, the Polo Democratico, on Wednesday said it will ask electoral authorities to determine President Juan Manuel Santos as a presidential candidate.
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…