Colombia Elections
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Meet Gaitana, Blue-Coloured AI Bot Running For A Seat In Colombian Parliament
An AI bot named Gaitana is running for a Colombian indigenous parliamentary seat in the election, due to be held next month.
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Video: Colombian Presidential Candidate Shot In Head During Rally
A Colombian right-wing opposition senator and candidate to next year's presidential election was in intensive care Saturday after being shot during a campaign event in Bogota, authorities said.
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White House Press Release Misspells Colombia, Sparks Row
A spelling error in a White House press release has gone viral amid the ongoing diplomatic row between US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro.
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Colombia's President Says Son Arrested On Money Laundering Charges
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday that his son Nicolas has been arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign.
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Biden Congratulates Colombia's Newly Elected Leftist President
US President Joe Biden congratulated Colombia's new leftist president, Gustavo Petro, on his election victory in a phone call Tuesday, the White House said.
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Air Force One Is Obamas Favorite Perk, And In 2016 Hell Be Using It A Lot
With Washington increasingly consumed by the November elections, President Barack Obama will spend much of his final year in office traveling the country and the world.
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Colombia Votes for Change in Local Elections Amid Peace Hopes
Colombians largely spurned far-right and far-left candidates as they elected on Sunday hundreds of local officials who will have a crucial role in implementing any peace agreement reached with leftist FARC rebels.
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Colombia Votes in Cliffhanger Presidential Poll
Colombians went to the polls on Sunday in a cliffhanger presidential election that has become a referendum on peace talks with leftist guerrillas.
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Colombia Cliffhanger a Referendum on Peace
Colombians vote Sunday in the nation's tightest presidential contest in two decades, an election that President Juan Manuel Santos deems a referendum on peace talks to end the Western Hemisphere's longest-running conflict.
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Colombia's FARC Declare Poll Ceasefire, Take a Swipe at Opposition Candidate
Colombia's leftist FARC rebels declared a ceasefire on Saturday for a three-week period covering a tight presidential election race on June 15, campaigning for which has centered on how to end five decades of war with the guerrilla group.
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Poll Says Colombia Presidential Runoff a Dead Heat
The latest poll in Colombia says President Juan Manuel Santos and challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga are in a dead heat a little more than a week before their presidential runoff election.
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Oscar Ivan Zuluaga Drops Threat to End Revolutionary Armed Forces of ColombiaTalks
Colombian presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who faces incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in a run-off vote, on Thursday dropped his threat to end peace talks with Marxist rebels if elected, softening his stance on the election's most pivotal issue.
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Colombia's President Heads to Runoff in Second Place in Elections
He presides over one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies and has taken peace negotiations with Marxist rebels farther than anyone in decades.
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Colombia's President, Challenger Head To Runoff
Former Finance Minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga finished first in the opening round of Colombia's presidential election Sunday, delivering a blow to President Juan Manuel Santos' re-election bid but failing to win the majority of votes needed to avoid a runoff ballot in three weeks against the incumbent.
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Colombia's Presidential Race Engulfed by Scandal
Accusations of bribes from drug traffickers, spying and email hacking have turned Colombia's presidential election into an ugly slugfest that has further polarised a country trying to emerge from its violent past.
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Meet Gaitana, Blue-Coloured AI Bot Running For A Seat In Colombian Parliament
An AI bot named Gaitana is running for a Colombian indigenous parliamentary seat in the election, due to be held next month.
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Video: Colombian Presidential Candidate Shot In Head During Rally
A Colombian right-wing opposition senator and candidate to next year's presidential election was in intensive care Saturday after being shot during a campaign event in Bogota, authorities said.
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White House Press Release Misspells Colombia, Sparks Row
A spelling error in a White House press release has gone viral amid the ongoing diplomatic row between US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro.
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Colombia's President Says Son Arrested On Money Laundering Charges
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday that his son Nicolas has been arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign.
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Biden Congratulates Colombia's Newly Elected Leftist President
US President Joe Biden congratulated Colombia's new leftist president, Gustavo Petro, on his election victory in a phone call Tuesday, the White House said.
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Air Force One Is Obamas Favorite Perk, And In 2016 Hell Be Using It A Lot
With Washington increasingly consumed by the November elections, President Barack Obama will spend much of his final year in office traveling the country and the world.
-
Colombia Votes for Change in Local Elections Amid Peace Hopes
Colombians largely spurned far-right and far-left candidates as they elected on Sunday hundreds of local officials who will have a crucial role in implementing any peace agreement reached with leftist FARC rebels.
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Colombia Votes in Cliffhanger Presidential Poll
Colombians went to the polls on Sunday in a cliffhanger presidential election that has become a referendum on peace talks with leftist guerrillas.
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Colombia Cliffhanger a Referendum on Peace
Colombians vote Sunday in the nation's tightest presidential contest in two decades, an election that President Juan Manuel Santos deems a referendum on peace talks to end the Western Hemisphere's longest-running conflict.
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Colombia's FARC Declare Poll Ceasefire, Take a Swipe at Opposition Candidate
Colombia's leftist FARC rebels declared a ceasefire on Saturday for a three-week period covering a tight presidential election race on June 15, campaigning for which has centered on how to end five decades of war with the guerrilla group.
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Poll Says Colombia Presidential Runoff a Dead Heat
The latest poll in Colombia says President Juan Manuel Santos and challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga are in a dead heat a little more than a week before their presidential runoff election.
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Oscar Ivan Zuluaga Drops Threat to End Revolutionary Armed Forces of ColombiaTalks
Colombian presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who faces incumbent Juan Manuel Santos in a run-off vote, on Thursday dropped his threat to end peace talks with Marxist rebels if elected, softening his stance on the election's most pivotal issue.
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Colombia's President Heads to Runoff in Second Place in Elections
He presides over one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies and has taken peace negotiations with Marxist rebels farther than anyone in decades.
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Colombia's President, Challenger Head To Runoff
Former Finance Minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga finished first in the opening round of Colombia's presidential election Sunday, delivering a blow to President Juan Manuel Santos' re-election bid but failing to win the majority of votes needed to avoid a runoff ballot in three weeks against the incumbent.
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Colombia's Presidential Race Engulfed by Scandal
Accusations of bribes from drug traffickers, spying and email hacking have turned Colombia's presidential election into an ugly slugfest that has further polarised a country trying to emerge from its violent past.
