Pope Francis called on Colombians to “to continue along paths of reconciliation" in his June 28, 2022, message read at the Truth Commission final report in Bogotá. / Polifoto via Shutterstock. Colombia flag. Credit: J. Stephen Conn via Flic.
Colombians on Sunday voted for senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro as the left’s presidential nominee by a wide margin, making him the front-runner in an election that could yield the country’s first-ever leftist leader in May.
As predicted, the 61-year-old came out on top in the primaries called inter-party “consultations” which took place alongside elections for the Colombian Senate and House of Representatives, currently in the hands of right-wing parties.
However, leftist candidates were projected to win the most seats in the Senate, as well as contending for second place in the lower house, partial results showed.
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Der Helikopter des kolumbianischen Präsidenten wird im Landeanflug auf Cucuta von mindestens sechs Kugeln getroffen. Doch Ivan Duque will sich nicht einschüchtern lassen.
Colombia: Cali Mayor Booed Out of Attempted Talks with Leftist Rioters
14 May 2021
Representatives of alleged youth protesters booed the mayor of Cali, Colombia, out of scheduled negotiations aimed at ending leftist blockades and violent riots in the city Thursday.
Colombia has entered its third week of violent leftist attacks on police forces, medical personnel, and basic infrastructure prompted by what leftist groups are calling a “national strike” against conservative President Iván Duque. While protesters initially claimed the objective of protests was to oppose a progressive tax increase Duque proposed in late April, the president rapidly backed away from the suggestion after swift condemnation from both leftists and the leaders of his own party, the right-wing Democratic Center. Duque abandoned the tax plan nearly two weeks ago, yet the “national strike” continues.