Colombian presidential elections

Unlike other countries in the Latin America Colombia has never elected a President. 1 day agoFormer rebel wins Colombias presidential election.

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1 As none of the presidential nominees obtained at least 50 of the votes a runoff was held on 19 June 2022 between the top two candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.

. 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. Supporters of Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro celebrate after the presidential runoff election. 1 day agoLeftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro casts a vote at a polling station in Bogota Colombia on Sunday.

1 day agoGustavo Petro claimed victory in the Colombian presidential election on June 19 becoming the countrys first leftist head of statePetro a former guerilla fighter with the 19th of April Movement and mayor of Bogota defeated businessman Rodolfo Hernandez with 504 percent of the vote El Tiempo reportedThis video streamed live on Facebook. Colombia held the first round of its presidential elections on May 29th and it is hard to overstate just how surprised most analysts were by the results. Last updated May 17 2022 232 pm EST Colombias election could deliver the countrys first left-wing president an outcome with the potential to transform Bogotas approaches to economic.

BOGOTÁ Colombia In a shock to a. Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact coalition speaks after casting his vote at a polling station next to his wife Veronica Alcocer and daughter during. 2 days agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022.

Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff. Luisa GonzalezReuters Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro wins narrow victory in. Here what to know about the Colombian presidential election.

1 day agoAbstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990. BOGOTÁ Colombia The final round of Colombias presidential election is scheduled for Sunday June 19 and the clear winner is still difficult to determine. The latest polls predict a statistical tie between two candidates who embody different ideologies but still promise change.

CNN Gustavo Petros victory in Colombias presidential elections on Sunday opens a new page in the history of the countrys relations with the US. Chile Peru and Honduras elected leftist presidents in 2021 and in Brazil former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is leading the polls for this years presidential election. Bogota CNN Colombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández speaks during a gathering with the Colombian community in Miami Florida on. 2022 Colombian presidential election. The last four years in Colombia have been difficult.

BOGOTA Colombia Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential runoff election Sunday over a real estate millionaire ushering in a new era of politics in the South American. Petros running mate vice-presidential candidate Francia Marquez has sent shockwaves through Colombias political scene. 18 hours agoGustavo Petro speaking at a rally on June 19.

Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández receives a warm welcome at the National Congress of Oil Palm Growers in Bucaramanga Colombia on June 3.

2 Petro won the runoff becoming the first left-wing. Petros showing was the latest leftist political victory in Latin America fueled by voters desire for change. Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement has won Colombias presidency.

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022. The 40-year-old Black feminist and single-mother garnered the third-most. For generations Colombia has been dominated by a small political establishment that ranges from the center right to the hard right.

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 the weekends election. Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates. 23 hours agoW e are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential.

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