Economic debate takes center stage in Colombian election campaign
The increase in the minimum wage, the fiscal deficit, or taxes imposed by decree are overshadowing issues like security or corruption
Gustavo Petro: ‘Trump told me he was thinking of doing bad things in Colombia, a military operation’
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Colombian president acknowledges that he feared being captured like Maduro, but believes that the call with the tycoon ‘froze’ the threat
The ELN shows no sign of letting up on the Venezuelan border, with its rearguard in jeapordy following Maduro’s downfall
The humanitarian crisis caused by the guerrilla offensive in the Catatumbo border region is still far from being resolved
Colombia’s right wing pressures business leaders to take a stand against Iván Cepeda
Following a meeting between the leftist presidential candidate and a business association, supporters of former president Alvaro Uribe are urging the private sector to abandon its traditional caution
The conviction of his brother for paramilitary activity delivers electoral blow to Álvaro Uribe
Recently acquitted of all charges in the ‘trial of the century’ that pitted him against the leftist senator Iván Cepeda, the right-wing former president now loses the momentum he had gained as a new election campaign gets underway
Child deaths in airstrikes highlight Colombia’s political contradictions
Leaders on both the left and right are criticizing forced recruitment of children by illegal groups more harshly than the state’s actions
Colombian left picks Iván Cepeda as presidential candidate for 2026
The veteran senator doubled Carolina Corcho’s lead at a vote organized by the Historic Pact, a center-left to far-left coalition
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