The country prepares to head to the ballots on May 31 with left-wing Iván Cepeda leading the polls. A far-right candidate could face him in a runoff
Latin America
Colombia elections: a continuation of Petro’s model or a sharp turn to the right?
Riots and roadblocks have led to a critical shortage of fuel, food and medicine, as workers and supporters of Evo Morales call for the president to resign
A month-long vote count marred by disputed ballots and fraud claims finally produced a clear result
The Brazilian president said the long-delayed agreement was won through ‘iron, sweat, and blood’ as gradual implementation began on May 1
Keiko Fujimori secured a place in a runoff as missing ballots, fraud claims, and a knife-edge race for second deepen uncertainty
With the count still underway, Keiko Fujimori leads and there will likely be a runoff with one of the other 34 candidates
A government unit is trying to locate the 135,000 people who went missing during a decades-long armed conflict. The differences with Argentina’s memory process
The 83-year-old veteran legislator secured a majority in a second round of voting
Jerí, who was hit with a motion of censorship, is the third leader Congress has ousted since the 2021 elections