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Petro, Uribe and De la Espriella have all embraced the idea of a constituent assembly. Here’s why it remains controversial.

One built his fortune defending the accused; the other built his career avenging the dead. Both ask voters to trust their "professional" ties.

Colombia's runoff pits a pro-business outsider against a Bulgaria-educated neo-Marxist Petro ally — with petroleum, healthcare, and investment sectors watching closely.

Abelardo de la Espriella led Colombia's first round with 43.7%; he faces leftist senator Iván Cepeda in a June 21 runoff.

From commodity cushion to pandemic ceiling, twenty years of borrowing data redraw the boundaries of Colombian fiscal policy.

Colombia's May 31 election pits three candidates with opposite records on oil, investment, security, and foreign policy.

"An excessive minimum salary increase is a threat on two fronts. It will impact inflation as suppliers face higher costs and also further push that domestic demand."

Colombian opposition blasts Petro, accusing him of embarrassing the nation and harming vital diplomatic relations with reckless claims.

The Peso and stock market have surged, boosting overseas spending, but the $1.6 billion USD deficit hit a crushing month again.

The decertification puts half a billion dollars of US security aid to Colombia at risk. Mafia & insurgent groups have flourished during the government of Gustavo Petro.