Colombia elections

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. With 98 of the votes counted early results showed left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro with just over 40 of the votes the populist former mayor of Bucaramanga Rodolfo Hernandez with 28 and.

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In Colombia a Leftist and a Right-Wing Populist Move on to June Runoff Two anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro a leftist and Rodolfo Hernández a right-wing businessman and former.

. 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. A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck with his. The second majority headed by businessman Rodolfo Hernández and Marelen Castillo received 5953209 votes 2815.

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. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter.

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. 2 days agoIf 62-year-old former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins on June 19 he will be Colombias first leftist leader. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US.

Leftist Petro wins Colombia presidential election Reuters 1 minute read Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the. 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.

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. Incumbent president Iván Duque was ineligible for a second term. Friday May 20 2022 Poll Tracker.

It is a presidential election unlike. Abstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990. 1 day agoLeftist Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change will be Colombias next president after beating construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez in an election on Sunday.

1 day agoAbout 216 million of the 39 million eligible voters cast a ballot Sunday. 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.

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. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. 1 day agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised.

Petro took the most votes then some. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP. June 17 2022 100 pm ET Listen to article 2 minutes BOGOTÁ ColombiaFor decades Colombia elected establishment politicians who hewed to the center-right and helped make the country the USs.

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. 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. 1 day agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022.

The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time. 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. Petro a current senator and previous mayor of Bogota won 508 of votes figures from the national registry office.

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. 2 days agoGustavo Petro wins the Colombian election becoming the countrys first leftist president. Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez celebrating after winning the elections on Sunday in Bogotá Colombia.

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