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2 days agoColombians head to the polls on Sunday for a high-stakes election between two populist presidential candidates promising to fundamentally transform the country. Petro won the first round with just.

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Colombias 2022 Presidential Election By Chase Harrison and Jon Orbach See how the competition between presidential hopefuls is shaping up ahead of the May 29 first-round vote.

. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. The second majority headed by businessman Rodolfo Hernández and Marelen Castillo received 5953209 votes 2815. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

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. REUTERSLuisa Gonzalez BOGOTA June 19 Reuters - Leftist Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change will be Colombias next. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff.

BOGOTA June 14 Reuters - Colombias police are on maximum alert after detecting plans by radical groups to reject the results of a second presidential election vote on Sunday and commit violence. As we know last May 29th in the first round of the presidential elections the candidates of the Historical Pact Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez obtained the highest number of votes with 8527768 votes 4032. The preliminary results announced by the National Registry are unofficial and could be revised by the National Electoral Council after a formal scrutiny of the votes in the coming week.

Colombians are calling it the most consequential election in decades. We commend the many officials public servants and volunteers whose dedication made these elections possible. 2 days agoIf 62-year-old former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins on June 19 he will be Colombias first leftist leader.

Petro took the most votes then some. 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. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022.

On behalf of the United States I congratulate the people of Colombia for making their voices heard in a free and fair presidential election. 2 days agoA former rebel and longtime legislator won Colombias presidential election on Sunday galvanizing voters frustrated by decades of poverty and inequality under conservative leaders. Gustavo Petro gestures as he speaks during a presidential debate at the headquarters of El Tiempo newspaper in Bogota on May 23 2022.

AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined. 2 days agoHernández shocked Colombia when he made it to Sundays runoff after ousting a number of career politicians from the race in the first round of voting on 29 May.

On Sunday Latin Americas third largest nation heads to the polls to choose a. The United States and Colombia enjoy deep bonds between our peoples. 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.

Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US. 1 day agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022 Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. Colombians could be poised to see a notable political shift in their country.

Incumbent president Iván Duque was ineligible for a second term. 1 day agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. 1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022.

Bogota Colombia In presidential and legislative elections Colombian voters signalled they want change solidifying a left-wing former guerrilla members lead in the presidential race and. 1 day agoJune 19 2022. Friday May 20 2022 Poll Tracker.

On May 29 Colombia will hold its first round of voting to choose the successor to President Ivan Duque who cant run for reelection due to term limits. 1 day agoBOGOTA Colombia Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated. Colombias Election Is Latest Blow to Latin Americas Political Center Frustrated voters across the region have ushered in antiestablishment politicians Rodolfo Hernández and Gustavo Petro will.

It is a presidential election unlike. 1 day ago- Colombias first ever left-wing President-elect Gustavo Petro on Sunday lauded the first popular victory following his election success against millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez.

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