Conservatives lead Colombia vote count (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:40:00 GMT
BOGOTA (AFP) - Conservative supporters of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe early Monday took the lead in a vote count following the country's congressional elections that concluded peacefully but were marred by charges of fraud.
Uribe allies win Colombia Congress vote (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:12:45 GMT
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's governing party and allies won a majority in Sunday's congressional elections in a test of the country's political pulse before a May presidential vote to succeed the U.S. ally.
Uribe allies win Colombia Congress vote (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:57:56 GMT
By Patrick Markey
Pro-Uribe parties dominate elections for Colombia's Senate; no early trend for lower house (Sun-Sentinel)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:09:26 GMT
BOGOTA (AP) — Candidates from parties allied with outgoing President Alvaro Uribe dominated Sunday's elections in Colombia to replace a Congress tarnished by lawmakers' links to far-right criminal bands.
Uribe allies winning Colombia Congress-results (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:07:52 GMT
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's governing party and allies were headed for victory in Sunday's congressional elections, which are seen as a barometer for May's presidential ballot.
Uribe allies edge out early lead in Colombia vote (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:05:32 GMT
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's governing party and allied Conservative Party took an early lead in congressional elections on Sunday in a barometer of May's presidential ballot to replace the Washington ally.
Colombia vote: Former FARC hostages run for Congress (The Christian Science Monitor)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:33:31 GMT
Six former FARC hostages – each held for years by the leftist rebel group – are running for Congress in Sunday's Colombia vote. Voters are choosing 102 senators and 166 representatives in the legislative elections.
Colombians vote to renew tainted Congress (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:55:09 GMT
Voters cast ballots to renew Colombia's scandal-tarred Congress Sunday as top political parties picked candidates for the May election to succeed President Alvaro Uribe, the top US ally in South America.
TV narco-soaps spark heated debate in Colombia (Taipei Times)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:16:08 GMT
Outlandish tales of shady drug bosses and glamorous women assassins are the staple of Colombian primetime TV. But the latest “narco-soaps” about the country’s drug gangs have sparked a debate about just how much of that dark reality should be broadcast into living rooms night after night.
Colombia votes for new Congress (BBC News)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:20:57 GMT
Colombians are set to vote in legislative elections that may indicate how the May presidential election will shape up.
