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Florida Rep. Salazar Backs Conservative Candidate in Sunday's Colombian Election: 'Cannot Afford Another Petrismo Disaster'

"We know that under the Petro administration coca cultivation reached record levels, close to 300,000 hectares," said Salazar in a video on X

Latin Times

Colombia Puts Its Democratic Guardrails to the Test Ahead of Sunday's 2026 Presidential Elections

With 408,000 security forces deployed and warring armed groups declaring ceasefires, Colombia hopes a sweeping 2026 presidential election-day security plan can deliver a peaceful first round — even as the campaign ends under a shadow of violence and legal controversy.

Latin Times

Colombia vote tests leftist rule as violence surges

BOGOTá - Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by a surge in violence, facing a stark choice between extending four years of leftist rule or shifting sharply right.

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In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems

On May 31st, Colombian voters will go to the polls with Abelardo de la Espriella – criminal lawyer, self-styled outsider, and self-described “Tiger” – securing his place in the runoff against left-wing Iván Cepeda. In Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro – is…

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Diaz-Balart Warns of 'Deterioration of Democracy' for Colombia Under Petro, Cites Threats to Leaders

His comments come after two presidential candidates in Colombia received images on social media showing funeral wreaths bearing their names

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