Mockus rejects alliance with Petro
Polo Democratico leader Gustavo Petro said via Twitter that the Green Party had rejected his proposal of an “agreement of cooperation” to support Green candidate Antanas Mockus in Colombia’s second round…
Polo Democratico leader Gustavo Petro said via Twitter that the Green Party had rejected his proposal of an “agreement of cooperation” to support Green candidate Antanas Mockus in Colombia’s second round…
Colombian political parties Polo Democratico and the Greens will evaluate an “agreement of cooperation” between the two collectives for the second round elections on June 20. Both parties will examine…
In the first face-to-face debate following Sunday’s first round presidential elections, second round candidates Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus discussed fiscal policy and the extrajudicial execution of civilians, known…
Colombia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday published instructions for Colombian nationals living abroad on how to vote in Sunday’s presidential election. The ministry will open 948 polling stations in 56 countries around…
Colombia’s Interior and Justice Ministry denies criticism by the Bogota Society of Journalists (CPB) that restrictions placed on media over the Sunday presidential election amount to censorship. “Article 9 of the…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ordered that his country close all its borders from 4 AM to 4 PM on the day of the nation’s presidential elections scheduled for Sunday May 30.…
Colombian media outlet El Tiempo asked Colombia’s presidential candidates if they would cut a deal with drug traffickers, granting the criminals a block on their extradition to the U.S., in…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says he neither supports nor condemns the use of a “voice-alike” in campaign advertisements for presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos. The president told Radio Clima de Cali that…
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…