Colombian presidential elections

1 day agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. BOGOTA Colombia Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential runoff election Sunday over a real estate millionaire ushering in a new era of politics in the South American.

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Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022.

. 21 hours agoAbstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990. 1 As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 50 of the votes a runoff was held on 19 June 2022 between the top two candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández Suárez. The 40-year-old Black feminist and single-mother garnered the third-most.

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and ASTRID SUAREZ an hour ago. After one of the most contested campaigns in recent Colombian history 22. The latest polls predict a statistical tie between two candidates who embody different ideologies but still promise change.

19 hours agoFormer Bogotá Mayor Gustavo Petro on Sunday won the second round of Colombias presidential election. The elections take place amid a great polarization among voters and a strong scenario of violence against candidates most of whom closed their election campaigns on May 22 with massive acts in several cities. Supporters of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro celebrate after the presidential runoff election.

23 hours agoBOGOTA Colombia Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for Colombia by becoming the country. 1 day agoBOGOTA Colombia -- Leftist ex-rebel holds slight lead over millionaire with 65 of ballots tallied in Colombias presidential election. Petros running mate vice-presidential candidate Francia Marquez has sent shockwaves through Colombias political scene.

June 19 2022 756 PM. Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact coalition speaks after casting his vote at a polling station next to his wife Veronica Alcocer and daughter during. 1 day agoGustavo Petro the former M-19 guerrilla mayor Bogotá Senator for Colombia Humana party and leader of the Pacto Historico coalition has won the Colombian election with over 109 million votes compared to his political rival Rodolfo Hernández with 99 million.

2022 Colombian presidential election. 2 days agoColombias presidential election. BOGOTA Colombia AP Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real estate millionaire in a runoff election that underscored peoples disgust with the countrys traditional politicians.

By Antonio Maria Delgado and. 2 Petro won the runoff becoming the first left-wing. Petro a member of the Colombian Senate who was once a member of the M-19 guerrilla.

BOGOTÁ Colombia In a shock to a. The support Petro has garnered can be partially attributed to. A rattled country looks left but will voters make historic pivot.

On May 29 over 39 million Colombians will go to the electoral boards to elect the president and vice president for the period 2022-2026. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday.

Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández receives a warm welcome at the National Congress of Oil Palm Growers in Bucaramanga Colombia on June 3. A person prepares to vote during the presidential runoff election at a polling station set up at the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta Colombia ahead of the weekends election. A supporter of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro pastes a banner before a rally at the Fontibon neighborhood in Bogota on June 12 2022.

Last updated May 17 2022 232 pm EST Colombias election could deliver the countrys first left-wing president an outcome with the potential to transform Bogotas approaches to economic. The last four years in Colombia have been difficult. BOGOTÁ Colombia The final round of Colombias presidential election is scheduled for Sunday June 19 and the clear winner is still difficult to determine.

Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election.

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