Posts Tagged: gustavo petro

The horserace – presidential election in Colombia

Reprinted with permission from Called to Colombia: Santos was the strong front runner early in the campaign. Colombia held congressional elections in March, and the conservative parties did very well, taking a majority of seats. (The Congressional elections have also…

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Colombia – the candidates for president

Reprinted with permission from Called to Colombia: John Manuel Santos was the early front-runner to succeed Uribe. Santos is running as a part of the newly formed Partido de la U – literally, the party of Uribe. Santos served as…

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