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. BOGOTA May 29 Reuters - Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came top during the first round of the Andean countrys presidential election on Sunday and will face a surprise. Two anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro a leftist and Rodolfo Hernández a right-wing businessman and former mayor captured the top two spots in Sundays presidential election. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people.

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. Two members are elected by the Afro-Colombian community one by indigenous community and one by Colombian expatriates. Petro who captured 404 percent of the vote in the first round was the runner-up in the 2018 presidential runoff.

Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. 130622 - Santiago de Chile - Redacción Chile.

Six years after the peace deal between the government of. 15 hours agoFormer rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for. No major reports of violence or unrest marred the first round of voting in.

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. Of the 166 members of the House of Representatives 162 are elected by proportional representation from 33 multi-member constituencies based on the departments with seats allocated using the largest remainder method. Bogota Colombia CNNColombians are heading back to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a runoff vote.

The leftist ex-mayor of Bogotá who spent time as a guerrilla fighter. 19 hours agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022. 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.

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. Business elites are nervous. On May 29 over 39 million Colombians will go to the electoral boards to elect the president and vice president for the period 2022-2026.

Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact coalition shows his ballot as he casts his vote during the. 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. The Congress has two chambers.

Between Hopes and Concerns. Elections in Colombia are regulated and controlled by the National Electoral Council which provides information on elections and election results in for the politics of Colombia. A third poll that was released on Sunday projected that liberal demagogue Rodolfo Hernandez was slightly ahead.

4 hours agoBOGOTA Colombia Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated. Incumbent president Iván Duque was ineligible for a second term. Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022.

Colombians could be poised to see a notable political shift in their country. 1 day agoColombias presidential runoff election could test the United States relationship with its most reliable ally in Latin America with potentially significant consequences for the region. Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry.

Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights. Colombias pollsters have released contradictory projections on who will win the June 19 presidential elections. Two polls that were released on Saturday and Sunday said that opposition leader Gustavo Petro was leading the race.

On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections. 1 day agoA voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. Colombias presidential election is Sunday and for the first time a leftist candidate is favored to come out ahead.

BOGOTÁ Colombia In a shock to a political system long dominated by traditional parties and machine politics an eccentric 77-year-old. 1 day agoBogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. Elections in Colombia.

The elections take place amid a great polarization among voters and a strong scenario of violence against candidates most of whom closed their election campaigns on May 22 with massive acts in several cities. Ahead of the May 29 first-round vote the frontrunner is Gustavo Petro a former leftist guerilla who has served as mayor of Bogotá and is serving as senatorIn 2018 he lost the presidential runoff to Ivan DuqueHe won the lefts primary-like interparty consultation in March with more votes than.

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