Tag: Petro
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Guzmán: The opposition will be defeated if it doesn’t unite
Duque’s objections to the JEP presented the opposition parties with an opportunity to show Colombians that support for the implementation of the peace agreement brings the country together. A nasty Twitter fight over who should lead the opposition and should be “in the picture” made it evident that the opposition in Colombia doesn’t speak with…
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Partyless Petro’s Colombia Humana movement denied legal status
The National Electoral Council (CNE in Spanish) has denied Gustavo Petro’s Colombia Humana movement the formal recognition it needs to be a political party. This legal status is only granted to candidates who have been elected into Congress and, secondly, candidates that receive 3% of the total vote, CNE Magistrate Felipe Garcia explained as to…
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Who will Colombia’s next President be? And five other questions we’ll have the answers to as Colombia goes to the polls
It has been an election of bitterness, barbs and killer bees but today Colombians will have their final say on who the next president will be. The polarised nature of the contest has led to many insults, arguments and heated discussions within the barrios and pueblos of this country, with many divided on the direction…
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Abortion: Will Colombia see any changes under a new President?
Despite the polarising rhetoric in this presidential candidate, the presidential candidates have a similar, if not the same, position on the divisive topic of abortion. The Bogotá Post looks at the current law as it stands in Colombia. In 2017, Profamilia guaranteed 10,517 Colombian women the right to an abortion. However, according to a bulletin…
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2018 Presidential elections: how voting unfolded at Medellín’s EAFIT University
After numerous elections rigged with corruption, vote tampering and irregularities, the running of the first round of this year’s Presidential election came as a pleasant surprise for many in the city of Medellín. Although the results might not have panned out as some would have desired, there are most definitely several positives to be taken…