1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 12, 2018Colombias 2018 ElectionsColombians elected a new congress in March 2018 and a new president in June 2018. Because no presidential candidate won more than 50% of the vote on May 27, 2018, as required for a victory in the first round, a second-round
2、 runoff was held June 17. That contest resulted in a victory for a popular far-right candidate, Ivn Duque, who will assume office on August 7, 2018. Figure 1. Presidential Second-Round Vote Results Source: CRS. Notes: Drawn from data in http:/ Representing the Democratic Center (CD) party, which had
3、 gained seats in the March congressional elections and won the most seats in the Colombian Senate (see Figure 2), Duque was carried to victory with almost 54% of the vote. Runner-up Gustavo Petro, a leftist former mayor of Bogot, a former Colombian Senator, and once a member of the M-19 guerilla ins
4、urgency, nevertheless did better than any leftist candidate in a presidential race in the past century; Petro won 8 million votes and nearly 42% of the votes cast. Around 4.2% were protest votes, signifying Colombian voters who cast blank ballots. Looking Ahead to a Duque Presidency Duque, who will
