Colombia goes to the polls this Sunday, and polls for voting intent point for the first time to a historic victory for the left in the country. The candidate Gustavo Petro starts out as a favorite amid a fractious electoral environment.
This Sunday, May 29, the presidential elections in Colombiapreceded by polls pointing for the first time in the history of his democracy to the left-wing candidate, Gustavo Petroc, as a favorite. Nearly 40 million citizens are being called to vote in what could be historic elections.
Amid what is the most obscure election campaign in the country in recent decades, Petro this Monday denounced that the government is seeking to suspend the elections next Sunday to avoid his eventual victory.
Petro pushed the theory of electoral collusion through social networks by qualifying “liar” to the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, after the president assured that the elections will take place according to plan.
Lying duke, throw the stone and hide the hand.
If the Registrar’s suspension is passed, no more or less than the President of Congress. https://t.co/LWD74RwVBO pic.twitter.com/ULJBoFXX3a
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) May 23, 2022
The current president, for his part, said that: “No one can imagine here that the elections will be suspended or that there will be coups”
The Colombian government has ordered the closure of border crossings land and river routes in the country from Saturday, May 28 to Monday morning, to ensure the normality of the presidential elections on Sunday.
On the other hand, the Intergroup for Peace in Colombia of the Basque Parliament embarked on a trip to Bogotá this Friday to follow the development of Colombia’s presidential elections. Members of Parliament Iñigo Iturrate (PNV), Oiahana Etxebarrieta (EH Bildu), Iñigo Martínez (Elkarrekin Podemos-IU), Miren Gallastegui (PSE-EE) and Carmelo Barrio (PP+Cs) are part of this mission.
At the invitation of the National Electoral Council of Colombia, the Intergroup will be integrated into the Election Observation Mission, which aims to monitor the voting and census and thus contribute to ensuring the integrity and the transparency of the election process.
Polarization, discontent and reforms
The reforms to continue economic growth and advancement in rights, a Polarization unprecedented in the country and a dissatisfaction due to unsatisfied social demands are among the challenges facing whoever wins Colombia’s presidential election next Sunday.
Moreover, this situation is part of an increasingly acute challenge: the increase in violence and the dilemma that will be presented to the next president: sit down to negotiate with the armed groups and the guerrillas or continue the “peace with legality approach that the current government has championed.
In effect negotiating peace with the National Liberation Army (ELN) It is one of the coincidences of the Colombian presidential candidates.
Added to this is the pressure to economic growth (from 10.6% of GDP in 2021) experienced by Colombia and its responsibility to take measures to ensure its continuity while bending the country’s inflation curve.
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Source: EITB
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