Colombian presidential elections

Former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election. Polls ahead of the runoff had indicated Petro and Hernández.

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. Colombia held the first round of its presidential elections on May 29th and it is hard to overstate just how surprised most analysts were by the results. 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. 2 days agoColombias presidential election is down to the wire with polls showing both candidates in a near statistical tie.

Independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez and leftist Gustavo Petro were locked in a tight virtual tie for the June 19 runoff election for. June 19 2022 756 PM. BOGOTÁ Colombia The final round of Colombias presidential election is scheduled for Sunday June 19 and the clear winner is still difficult to determine.

For generations Colombia has been dominated by a small political establishment that ranges from the center right to the hard right. 23 hours agoA supporter celebrates after former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro won a runoff presidential election in Cali Colombia on June 19 2022. Team Colombia We Believe Colombia.

Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. Bogota Colombia CNNColombians are heading back to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a runoff vote. 1 day agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022.

By Antonio Maria Delgado and. 18 hours agoColombia elects Gustavo Petro in historic presidential election to run after election results Colombia has a new President after an historic election that has held more than a few surprises. Incumbent president Iván Duque was ineligible for a second term.

If leftist candidate Gustavo Petro wins he will be the first left-wing president. 13 hours agoMarxist former mayor of Bogotá and ex-member of the terrorist M19 guerrilla organization Gustavo Petro declared victory Sunday night in Colombias presidential election despite dismissing the entire endeavor as rigged and calling Colombias top election official a liar days prior. As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 50 of the votes a runoff is scheduled to be held on 19 June 2022 between the top two candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.

BOGOTÁ Colombia In a shock to a. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of. In the May 29 first-round election Colombians dealt a major blow to the political establishment putting Gustavo Petro into a runoff against Rodolfo Hernández.

Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. 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. 19 hours agoFormer guerrilla member Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential election on Sunday to become the countrys first leftist head of state in a tight race marked by voters strong desire for change.

The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. Unlike other countries in the Latin America Colombia has never elected a President. Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández receives a warm welcome at the National Congress of Oil Palm Growers in Bucaramanga Colombia on June 3.

The latest polls predict a statistical tie between two candidates who embody different ideologies but still promise change. The last four years in Colombia have been difficult. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022.

1 day agoGustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement has won Colombias presidency. House candidate touts record says Spanberger is worst kind of politician ahead of Virginia GOP primary. A civil engineer by training Gutiérrez first served on the Medellín city council from 2004 to 2011 before narrowly edging out Democratic Centers candidate to win the citys mayoral.

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. Colombias Observatory Mission for Elections. He will become the countrys first left-wing president and has vowed to bring about profound social.

Gutiérrez 47 won Team Colombias nomination with 22 million ballotsfaring better than the tight race some pre-election polls had forecast. No major reports of violence or unrest marred the first round of voting in. 1 day agoA former rebel and longtime legislator won Colombias presidential election on Sunday galvanizing voters frustrated by decades of poverty and inequality under conservative leaders.

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