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Montevideo, August 1st 2026 - 02:39 UTC

Tag: Gustavo Petro

  • Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 18:17 UTC

    Colombia: Petro discusses reopening borders with Maduro

    Petro has also contacted US President Biden

    Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro Wednesday announced he had contacted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to discuss the reopening of the border between the two countries once he takes office, which was part of the campaign promises of both runoff candidates. Rodolfo Hernández too had vowed to seek the re-establishment of diplomatic ties.

  • Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC

    Markets fall in Colombia due to uncertain future under Petro

    Petro has made no announcement yet regarding his future cabinet

    Colombian markets Tuesday took a tumble ahead of President-elect Gustavo Petro's announcement regarding his future ministerial cabinet, as uncertainty prevailed all over the country.

  • Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    Third-time lucky Petro to lead Colombia's turn to the left

    It was Petro's third attempt at the presidency

    Colombia elected a leftist government this Sunday for the first time after the second round of elections. Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact coalition, will be the country's next president after a ballotage with good participation figures where he imposed over the right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernandez, who was a candidate of the League of Anti-Corruption Rulers.

  • Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

    Colombia's CNE rules presidential debates not mandatory

    Contradicting measures affect Colombia's electoral campaign just days before the runoff

    Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE) Wednesday ruled against a decision earlier in the day by the Superior Court of Bogota ordering both presidential candidates (Rodolfo Hernández and Gustavo Petro) to hold a debate prior to the runoff where Iván Duque's successor is to be chosen.

  • Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 21:43 UTC

    Colombia: Hernández wants more working hours and less free time

    “We are going to work for Colombia from six in the morning to four or five in the afternoon,” the candidate promised

    Colombian presidential hopeful Rodolfo Hernández, who surprisingly advanced to the runoff against leftist Senator Gustavo Petro, has announced some of his plans in case of being elected, which include extending the working day to 10 hours and reducing lunch breaks to half an hour.

  • Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 20:48 UTC

    Colombia: Survey shows Hernández two points ahead of Petro

    With a margin of error of 2.8%, the polling center speaks of a technical tie

    Colombia's surprising runner-up in last Sunday's elections Rodolfo Hernández is poised to become the country's next president, according to a survey conducted by the Centro Nacional de Consultoría.

  • Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    “Colombian Trump” now 3 weeks from being elected

    After failing to foresee he would make it to the runoff, pollsters are already heralding the “Colombian Trump” will beat Petro

    Non-leftwing voters have all their eggs now in Rodolfo Hernandez's basket, after the candidate many dub the “Colombian Trump” made it to the second round against all forecasts, to face off former M19 guerrilla leader and current Senator Gustavo Petro June 19.

  • Monday, May 30th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

    Surprise runner-up to take on Petro in Colombia's presidential runoff

    Petro would be a “threat to democracy,” said third-place finisher Fico Gutiérrez who urged his followers to support Hernández in the second round

    Leftwing candidate and former M19 guerrilla leader Gustavo Petro, 62, won Sunday's presidential elections in Colombia, as all polls had foreseen. But he will face 77-year-old populist Rodolfo Hernández at the runoff in three weeks, which nobody saw coming.

  • Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

    Senator Petro ahead in all polls for Sunday's elections in Colombia

    If Pacto Histórico wins, Colombia would have a former guerrilla man and an Afro-descendant woman at the helm.

    The 62-year-old Senator Gustavo Petro is poised to win Sunday's presidential elections in Colombia, according to all surveys, in what would be a historic turn to the left for the only NATO associate country in South America.

  • Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

    Lula celebrates new polls and asks Colombians to support Petro

    Comrade Gustavo Petro is the right choice for Colombia and Brazil, Lula also said

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday celebrated the results of Datafolha's most recent survey, according to which he might win the Oct. 2 elections, even probably in the first round.