Protests have erupted in Colombia against the election of the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Though election officials have yet to formally announce a winner, with almost all of the ...

A flamboyant Trump-backed lawyer who's never held public office narrowly won Colombia's polarizing presidential runoff, swinging the country hard right and sparking violent protests.

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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque in Medellin, Colombia on July 20, 2021, amid ...

Protesters picketed the home of Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday, defying a curfew and the leader’s promises of a “national conversation” on social policies following massive anti-government ...

BOGOTA, June 10 (Reuters) - Colombian leftist presidential hopeful Ivan Cepeda told Reuters he will recognize the results of a runoff vote this month even if they do not favor him, but said he would ...

Warnings of protests and violence are on the rise ahead of the possible victory of far right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella ...

“I am in pain for Colombia, I am in pain for my country,” she said. “All that we can do to make ourselves heard is to protest,” she went on, “and for that, they are killing us.” The marches began last ...

Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative political outsider, has taken a narrow lead in Colombia's runoff election ...

BOGOTA—Striking miners took over an airport in western Colombia on Friday, in the latest example of escalating protests around the country that are posing one the biggest tests for the government of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colombians living in Spain vote in the second round of the Colombia's presidential election (Pierre-Philippe MARCOU) ...