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Fri, 20 May 2022 13:44:31 +0000Colombia’s establishment candidate disappoints in election polls
The participation of Colombia’s establishment candidate Federico Gutierrez in the second round of the elections is no done deal, multiple polls suggest. Three polls that were released on Thursday showed…
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Thu, 19 May 2022 14:32:40 +0000
Colombia’s far-right trying to postpone presidential elections
The far-right party of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque wants to postpone the May 29 presidential elections. The Democratic Center party and its main ally, the Conservative Party, proposed to postpone…
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Thu, 19 May 2022 11:52:13 +0000
Colombia’s opposition embarks on anti-election fraud offensive
Opposition candidate Gustavo Petro has begun an offensive against election fraud in Colombia’s Caribbean region. The offensive is led by Miguel Angel del Rio, an attorney who played a key…
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Tue, 17 May 2022 09:26:29 +0000
Establishment candidate in Colombia’s elections linked to mafia
A campaign chief of former President Alvaro Uribe and presidential candidate Federico Gutierrez has reportedly been doing business with narcos for years. The ties between Gutierrez’s campaign and organized crime…
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Tue, 17 May 2022 06:05:22 +0000
Far-right group goes from opposing communism to opposing corruption in Colombia
The campaign of Colombia’s establishment candidate Federico Gutierrez confirmed that it received a death threat signed by far-right group “Aguilas Negras.” According to Gutierrez’s campaign chief, Luis Felipe Henao, a…...