Tag: Gustavo Petro

• Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

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

  

  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

  

  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.

• Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:54 UTC

  Colombian candidates round up presidential campaign

  

  Candidates in Colombia have rounded up their campaigns over the weekend, ahead of the May 29 Presidential elections in which leftwing hopeful Gustavo Petro is expected to win, according to most polls.

• Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Complicated Colombian presidential election; left-wing candidate leads but with a ceiling in the runoff

  

  Next Sunday Colombia will be voting for a new president and a last set of public opinion polls indicate that a left wing candidate, former guerrilla and ex mayor of the capital Bogotá has the most chances of succeeding current president Ivan Duque.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Colombians “undecided” are the third strongest 'party' for 29 May presidential election

  

  With less than two weeks to the first round, 29 May, of the Colombian presidency election, the undecided voters have become decisive for the outcome according to the latest opinion poll by T&SE, Technology and Electoral Services, with data collected between 23 April and 8 May, interviewing 8,000 people across the country.

• Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Colombian main presidential candidate signs document promising to protect private property

  

  The Colombian left-wing candidate, Gustavo Preto and with the most chances of becoming the next president on 29 May, has signed before a public notary a document saying that he will not expropriate private companies or assets.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Colombia turns to the left in historic vote

  

  Colombian voters have taken a turn for the left following Sunday's historic support for Senator Gustavo Petro, who has been singled out in recent polls as the favorite to win the May 29 presidential elections.

• Monday, June 18th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  President elect Duque pledges to unite Colombia and change the peace accord with FARC

  

  Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque, who swept aside leftist Gustavo Petro in Sunday's election, pledged to unite the nation after a divisive campaign but insisted he would change a landmark peace accord with leftist rebels

• Sunday, June 17th 2018 - 02:35 UTC

  Two radical options will decide the Colombian presidential runoff on Sunday

  

  The first round of presidential elections in Colombia ended with two leading candidates who will face off next Sunday: Conservative Ivan Duque led with 39% of the vote in the first round, and leftist Gustavo Petro followed with 25%. Centrist Sergio Fajardo came in third place with 23.8% of the votes, and his supporters will now help decide the run-off outcome.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Opinion polls confirm Duque as winner in Colombia's presidential runoff

  

  Right wing candidate Ivan Duque looks set to win Colombia’s presidential run-off on June 17, two polls published on Friday indicated, as he held on to his long-running lead over leftist Gustavo Petro.