Petro: Polo Democratico will block European FTA
Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that his Polo Democratico party does not support the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) and will attempt to prevent…
Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that his Polo Democratico party does not support the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) and will attempt to prevent…
“Good bye Mockus, we’ll go it alone,” presidential candidate Gustavo Petro commented via Twitter, after the Green Party candidate’s ruled out a potential political alliance with Polo Democratico in a second…
Colombian Green Party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus ruled out any partnership with Polo Democratico leader Gustavo Petro on Monday, saying that the Green’s only alliance would be with “the people.” Commenting via his…
Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro says that if he is elected to office, he will allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Alvaro Uribe for involvement in extrajudicial killings, or…
Polo Democratico presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said Thursday that he would form a coalition with the Green Party, if he were to enter a second round in the upcoming Colombian…
In a special report on Tuesday Colombian news source CM& claimed to have access to documents proving that information collected through the surveillance and wiretapping of judges, journalists and politicians…
The president of Colombia’s Polo Democratico party, Jaime Dussan, announced his resignation Monday after his party’s disappointing results in Sunday’s congressional elections. Left-wing party Polo Democratico received little more than 7% of…
The presidential candidate for the Polo Democratico party, Gustavo Petro, announced Wednesday that members of his party have sought “help” with their campaigns from Venezuelan officials, reported Colombian media. In…
As long as the Colombian government doesn’t properly address the causes behind the country’s huge internal displacement problem, big cities like Bogota and Medellin should refuse to take care of…