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‘Rude awakening’: Elections seen as rebuke to Colombia’s Gustavo Petro

Analysts warn Colombia’s recent local and regional elections could augur rough times ahead for leftist President Petro.

President Gustavo Petro, dressed in a dark suit, puts a ballot into a cardboard box in a nondescript room. The Colombian flag is behind him.

Scandals, uncertainty hang over Colombia as election looms

Many voters remain undecided after campaign marked by death threats, scandals and preemptive fraud claims.

Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernandez

Why are Colombians protesting?

People first started demonstrating against a proposed tax reform but protesters are now demanding wider social change.

Colombia protests: Bogota mayor calls for reconciliation

Why the mayor of Colombia’s capital is calling for reconciliation with protesters.

Colombia police brutality: Protests rage for third day in Bogota

The two days of violent demonstrations killed at least 13 people.

Colombia eases restrictions, but a happy public ignores rules

Country eases coronavirus restrictions as peak passes, but crowds in public spaces raise fears of a new spike.

Colombia lifts restrictions as COVID-19 cases stabilise

Colombia lifts months-long travel ban and allows restaurants to reopen as it eases one of Latin America’s longest coronavirus lockdowns.

Colombia Supreme Court gives Uribe case to attorney general

Colombian Supreme Court decides it should no longer handle the fraud and bribery case against former President Alvaro Uribe.

Colombia: 17 youth dead in attacks by armed groups in 24 hours

A spike in violence in Colombia’s countryside raises questions over the country’s fragile peace.

Colombia: Shop owners protest in Bogota over renewed lockdown

Renewed lockdown orders have come into effect in Bogota, despite protests against five months of lockdown.