Social democrat Gustavo Petro has taken a minor lead in Colombia’s presidential election race, according to the latest poll. Pollster Invamer said that 23.5% of the polled voters said they would…
The FARC, Colombia’s socialist party formed by demobilized guerrillas, kicked off its first election campaign on Saturday with an ambitious vow to fight poverty and clientelism through politics. The guerrillas-turned-politicians…
The start of the election campaign of Colombia’s demobilized FARC guerrillas is severely complicated by violent attacks and pending US charges, the Marxists said Wednesday. According to Julian Gallo, one of the…
Colombian authorities have found 100 convicted criminals on the initial list of candidates for congressional elections in March, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. A search in judicial databases found that 631…
Colombia’s national government has exhausted protection measures for demobilized FARC rebels, the country’s Interior Minister said Tuesday. Hours later, another former guerrilla was shot dead. Before the latest murder, the…
Russia’s ambassador in Colombia on Tuesday denied claims by a Miami university that his country has been interfering in upcoming elections in the South American country. Ambassador Sergei Koshkin reacted…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday announced he would create an electoral intelligence unit to curb possible cyber attacks in upcoming elections in March and May. Hackers have tried…
The conservative coalition that successfully sought the rejection of a peace accord in Colombia in 2016 will unitedly support “uribista” candidate Ivan Duque. Former Defense Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez and…
Russia is using social media to interfere in Colombia’s pending elections, according to the director of the Kimberly Green Latin and Caribbean Center at Florida International University. In an interview with…