Members of Colombia’s Polo Democratico party have brought official complaints against the president in front of the House of Representatives’ Accusations Commission regarding his appointment of an interim Bogota mayor.…
President Juan Manuel Santos denied accusations that his administration is intentionally delaying the process of choosing a new Bogota mayor, according to a Wednesday presidential press release. Santos said that…
Former senator and former presidential candidate Gustavo Petro launched his campaign to be mayor of Bogota Tuesday. At the launch in the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Cultural Center in Bogota, Petro…
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Minister German Vargas Lleras said that the government will increase security measures for members of opposition party Polo Democratico amid death threats from neo-paramilitaries, El Espectador…
The former director of the recently repossessed Colombian health insurance company Saludcoop made donations to political parties with public money, according to the opposition Polo Democratico party.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has sent the shortlist of Bogota’s replacement mayoral candidates to the Council of State to review the eligibility of Mariela Barragan, El Espectador reported Thursday.…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Saturday denied the claim by the socialist party Polo Democratic that he is delaying the replacement of the suspended Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno. The head…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that two of the three candidates on the socialist party Polo Democratico’s shortlist to replace suspended Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno could be rejected…
Polo Democratico, the party of suspended Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno, has provided President Juan Manuel Santos with the required shortlist of candidates from which he must decide upon a replacement, reported…