Colombia elections

21 hours ago- Colombias first ever left-wing President-elect Gustavo Petro on Sunday lauded the first popular victory following his election success against millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez. The preliminary results announced by the National Registry are unofficial and could be revised by the National Electoral Council after a formal scrutiny of the votes in the coming week.

Pin On Maps

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

. Bogota Colombia In presidential and legislative elections Colombian voters signalled they want change solidifying a left-wing former guerrilla members lead in the presidential race and. 19 hours agoMEXICO CITY Mexico Latin America has taken another leftward turn this as Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia Sunday making history as the countrys first leftist elected to be. 1 day agoIf 62-year-old former guerrilla Gustavo Petro wins on June 19 he will be Colombias first leftist leader.

Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff. Petro won the first round with just. Petro took the most votes then some.

More than 42 of the countrys population lives in poverty according to the World Bank. 1 day agoColombians head to the polls on Sunday for a high-stakes election between two populist presidential candidates promising to fundamentally transform the country. On May 29 Colombia will hold its first round of voting to choose the successor to President Ivan Duque who cant run for reelection due to term limits.

It is a presidential election unlike. 18 hours agoThe election was held amid a backdrop of rising inequality inflation and violence - factors that led voters in the first round last month to punish long-governing centrist and right-leaning politicians and pick two outsiders for the run-off contest. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández.

15 hours agoEx-rebel wins Colombian presidential election June 20 2022 117 AM Supporters of Gustavo Petro joined parties and street celebrations after the former rebel was elected as Colombias first. June 17 2022 100 pm ET Listen to article 2 minutes BOGOTÁ ColombiaFor decades Colombia elected establishment politicians who hewed to the center-right and helped make the country the USs. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022.

1 day ago19 Jun 2022. The victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote.

Abstentionism has been above 40 in every presidential election since 1990. Petro 62 will be officially declared winner. 1 day agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022 Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry.

Heres what he plans to do However 62-year-old Petro is a. Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez celebrating after winning the elections on Sunday in Bogotá Colombia. Leftist Petro wins Colombia presidential election Reuters 1 minute read Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the.

Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history World Hes running to be Colombias 1st left-wing president. This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US.

With 98 of the votes counted early results showed left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro with just over 40 of the votes the populist former mayor of Bucaramanga Rodolfo Hernandez with 28 and. Gustavo Petro a former member of the M-19 rebel movement who has vowed profound social and economic change has won Colombias presidency beating the construction magnate Rodolfo. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

1 day agoGustavo Petro wins the Colombian election becoming the countrys first leftist president. 1 day agoHernández shocked Colombia when he made it to Sundays runoff after ousting a number of career politicians from the race in the first round of voting on 29 May. Incumbent president Iván Duque was ineligible for a second term.

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. 10 hours agoAbout 216 million of the 39 million eligible voters cast a ballot Sunday. 10 hours agoJun 20th 2022 Bogotá and Cali W e are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential election in Bogotá on June.

Pin En Elecciones En Colombia Colombia Electoral Elections