Conservative Ivan Duque wins Colombia"s first election since ending its decades-long conflict

The right-leaning candidate overwhelmingly won by 54.76 percent, but he will face a host of challenges ahead......»»

Ivan Duque, who won the most votes in Sunday’s presidential election, will face off in a June 17 runoff against Gustavo Petro......»»

The 41-year-old lawyer who spent much of his working life in Washington policy circles was elected in a vote in which Colombians were presented with two starkly different approaches for modernizing the country......»»

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Colombia will block entry to everyone traveling from abroad from midnight on Monday in an effort to control the spread of coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday......»»

Colombia will block the entrance of all non-citizens beginning this weekend, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday, in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus......»»

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Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai announced Thursday that he would not run for re-election, ending almost two decades in the state's House of Representatives. The Republican has served as speaker since early 2015; he spent four years before.....»»

Boris Johnson is set to become the prime minister of the U.K. again, as his Conservative and Unionist Party has won the general elections with.....»»

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won Britain’s crunch election and gained a solid majority as voters backed his pledge to get Brexit done......»»

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Asian shares clawed back some of last week's losses as investors cheered apparent election wins for conservative incumbents in Australia and India, while broader global trade worries eased after Washington offered to lift some tariffs in North America......»»

Thailand has endured many military coups since ending its absolute monarchy in 1932. The current stretch of army rule has been the longest since the early 1970s; junta leader Prayuth Chan-Ocha seized power in 2014 and repeatedly postponed electio.....»»

The top two candidates in Sunday’s presidential election offer Colombians a stark choice: a law-and-order conservative versus a former guerrilla and admirer of the late Venezuelan strongman, Hugo Chávez......»»

Voters cast ballots on Sunday in a presidential election between five candidates who offer starkly different proposals for modernizing a country that, until recently, was locked in a long guerrilla conflict......»»

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A government coalition has finally been reached in Italy, ending a months-long stalemate that seemed to be headed towards a snap election.  President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday approved a cabinet list presented by Giuseppe.....»»

The 41-year-old lawyer who spent much of his working life in Washington policy circles was elected in a vote in which Colombians were presented with two starkly different approaches for modernizing the country......»»

Duque Wins: Colombia"s Economy Set To Boom.....»»