Tag: Colombia General elections 2014

• Monday, May 19th 2014 - 07:58 UTC

  Calls for Colombian opposition presidential candidate to quit over spying

  

  A candidate in Colombia's presidential elections next Sunday has called on the leading opposition candidate, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, to quit the race after new video evidence of spying by his campaign consultant on peace talks with leftist rebels.

• Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:38 UTC

  Colombian May 25 presidential candidates suffer severe credibility blows

  

  Just three weeks before Colombia’s presidential election begins, President Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election campaign has been hit by yet another blow. His chief campaign strategist J.J. Rendón resigned on Monday night amid controversial allegations that he took 12 million dollars from some of Colombia’s top drug lords in exchange for helping to negotiate their surrender with positive terms.