Colombia’s congress in chaos over peace process
Colombia’s government and congress on Thursday made contrary claims about whether key legislation that is part of an ongoing peace process has been agreed. The reservation of 16 congressional seats…
Colombia’s government and congress on Thursday made contrary claims about whether key legislation that is part of an ongoing peace process has been agreed. The reservation of 16 congressional seats…
Local politicians are responsible for the death of at least 336 people in the southern Colombian town of Mocoa for failing to implement measures that could have prevented a flooding…
Dissatisfied citizens are close to a referendum on impeaching Colombia’s second least popular mayor, Bogota’s burgomaster Enrique Peñalosa. Peñalosa can count on the support of less than a quarter of…
A US federal judge ordered the extradition of Colombia’s former agriculture minister on Thursday. The former official’s attorneys vowed to appeal the decision. The extradition had been requested by Colombia…
A fiscal watchdog has seized assets of Colombian presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo for alleged financial mismanagement when he was governor of Antioquia between 2012 and 2015. According to local media,…
Election candidate Claudia Lopez impressed on Sunday as Colombia’s election authority agreed to a referendum that seeks a compulsory vote in Congress on far-reaching anti-corruption measures. Of the more than…
Almost all Colombia’s presidential candidates announced to run without the support of political parties, making it unclear how the incoming leader will govern the country. In total, 29 candidates have…
Colombia’s political parties are disapproved of even more than the country’s demobilized guerrilla group FARC, which can count on the disapproval of 84% of the urban population. With less than…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday announced he had appointed the country’s peace commissioner ambassador to the European Union in Brussels. Santos made the announcement on the day the…