COLOMBIA

Colombia calls to ensure transparency in elections

Published on: June 15, 2026
14:12

Bogota, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) Calls to safeguard the vote are multiplying in Colombia today, six days before citizens elect their next president between the far-right candidate Abelardo De la Espriella and the progressive Iván Cepeda.

Colombia: Presidential runoff voting begins abroad

Published on: June 15, 2026
11:33

Bogota, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) Voting abroad for Colombia's presidential runoff started to elect between far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and progressive candidate Ivan Cepeda.

Petro urge Trump Not to Iinterfere in Colombia’s election campaign

Published on: June 11, 2026
13:18

Bogota, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro asked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to refrain from interfering in Colombia's election campaign.

Colombia: CUT drives against far-right candidate’s program

Published on: June 11, 2026
13:13

Bogota, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) The Single Workers Confederation (CUT), Colombia's largest labor union, is leading a social mobilization to reject the proposals in the program of far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella.

Colombian President to attend UN Security Council session

Published on: June 9, 2026
14:31

Bogota, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro will travel to the United Nations headquarters in New York to attend a Security Council session, whose presidency Colombia holds during this month.

Colombia: Foreign direct investment grew in first quarter

Published on: June 7, 2026
16:11

Bogota, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reached US$3.794 billion in Colombia between January and March, representing a 34.4 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025, an authorized source reported.

Colombian President calls for an end to hate speech

Published on: June 6, 2026
12:48

Bogota, June 5 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella to put an end to his hate speech amid rising tensions ahead of June 21 runoff.

Colombian exports grew 11.7 percent in April

Published on: June 3, 2026
15:59

Bogota, June 3 (Prensa Latina) Colombian exports grew 11.7 percent year-on-year in April, reaching a total value of US$4.6 billion, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported today.

Ecuador makes the end of tariffs on Colombian products official

Published on: June 1, 2026
13:32

Quito, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador put an end to tariffs implemented on imports from Colombia, ending a trade dispute that had strained bilateral relations in the last few months.

Colombians abroad begin voting for President

Published on: May 26, 2026
13:24

Bogota, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The voting abroad to elect the president and vice president of Colombia begins in several nations of the world.

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