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4 big elections coming up in May

The son of a dictator and a former guerrilla could be future presidents.

Colombia presidential candidate Petro says gang planned to attack him on campaign trail

Colombia presidential candidate Petro says gang planned to attack him on campaign trail

Gustavo Petro, the leftist front-runner in Colombia's presidential election, on Monday canceled events in the country's coffee region because of what his office said was a plot by a crime gang to attack him.

Colombian leftist Petro leads presidential election poll

Colombian leftist Petro leads presidential election poll

The leftist former mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro, remains the front-runner in Colombia's May 29 presidential election, while center-right candidate Federico Gutierrez has vaulted into second place, according to a poll released on Friday by Invamer.

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Colombia's Liberal Party backs center-right Gutierrez for president

Colombia's Liberal Party, which won more seats than any other in the lower house and the third most seats in the Senate in recent legislative elections, on Wednesday threw its weight behind center-right presidential candidate Federico Gutierrez.

Colombia presidential candidates agree need for pension reform

Candidates most likely to win Colombia's presidential elections on Friday agreed for the need to reform the country's unbalanced pension system so that it provides greater coverage for millions of poor people and redirects subsidies.

Colombian candidate says he won't nationalize property

Colombian presidential frontrunner Gustavo Petro pledged that he will not nationalize private property if he wins the nation’s presidency this year as critics in the South American country accuse the leftist candidate of wanting to make radical changes to the country’s free market economy

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Petro no longer has clear path to victory, Colombia poll finds

Colombian leftist leader Gustavo Petro no longer enjoys a clear path to victory in the upcoming presidential election, according to a new poll.

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Analysis-Colombia presidential candidate Petro's oil, pension proposals give investors pause

Analysis-Colombia presidential candidate Petro's oil, pension proposals give investors pause

Leftist Colombia presidential candidate Gustavo Petro's promises to halt new oil projects and redistribute pension funds could put the country's economic stability at risk, investors say, though doubts remain about his ability to implement them.

Not just ‘cocaine and war’: Colombian pride at Oscar-winning Encanto’s positive portrayal

Not just ‘cocaine and war’: Colombian pride at Oscar-winning Encanto’s positive portrayal

Animated film, influenced heavily by magical realism, breaks frequent representation as country beset by drugs and violence

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Colombia could elect first black female vice-president as poll leader names pick

Colombia could elect first black female vice-president as poll leader names pick

Francia Márquez, 40, an environmental campaigner who has survived at least one assassination attempt, is leftist Gustavo Petro’s running mate

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Colombian centrist must push social policies to win over polarized nation in vote -analysts

Colombian centrist must push social policies to win over polarized nation in vote -analysts

Mathematician Sergio Fajardo, chosen to represent Colombia's center-left coalition at presidential elections in May, will need to present concrete policies against poverty and graft to defeat foes in a bitterly polarized nation, analysts said.

Colombia selects candidates who’ll battle Petro for presidency

For months, Gustavo Petro, the former guerrilla and Bogota mayor, has been all the talk ahead of Colombia’s presidential elections. The rich fear him, while many of the poor love his promises to redistribute land and wealth.

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Colombia protest leaders hope to gain seats in Congress

Colombia protest leaders hope to gain seats in Congress

In the spring of 2021, Colombia experienced the largest protests in decades as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to march against economic inequality, police violence and plans by the country’s cash-strapped government to increase income taxes on the middle class

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Rodrigo Duterte

Gabriel García Márquez

Francia Márquez

Rodolfo Hernandez

Federico Gutierrez

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos

Federico Gutiérrez

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