Petro: Polo Democratico will block European FTA
Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that his Polo Democratico party does not support the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) and will attempt to prevent…
Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that his Polo Democratico party does not support the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) and will attempt to prevent…
Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced former congressman for the northern Magdalena department Jorge Castro Pacheco to seven years and six months in jail, after finding him guilty of parapolitics. Castro Pacheco…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe expresses concern about his nation’s upcoming elections, saying that he expects them to go smoothly, despite the Registry’s flawed handling of the March 14 congressional elections, but…
Colombia’s Union of Registrar Workers warns that if the presidential election ballot papers are transported to Bogota for counting following the close of the polls, it will take several weeks…
The president of the National Electoral Council Marco Emilio Hincapie said Thursday that the council has so far detected more than 1,500 irregularities in the votes cast in Colombia’s congressional elections in…
An investigation by Caracol Radio found that Colombian congressman Enrique Chapman is listed as a fugitive from justice in files belonging to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Chapman, a congressional representative…
The director of the DIJIN judicial branch of the Colombian police, General Rafael Parra, describes allegations that the body illegally investigated the National Registry as “reckless,” reports El Espectador. Carlos…
Arolen S.A., a firm contracted by private telecommunications company UNE to provide technical services for the recent congressional elections, blamed a cyber attack for downing the national elections webpage of…
The Colombian Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (UNHCR) released a statement Monday congratulating Colombia on its efforts to ensure “freedom, security and transparency” in Sunday’s congressional…