News junio 4, 2018

June 4, 2018

Por Equipo Razón Pública

The novelty of the first round of the Colombian Presidential elections and its implications for the second round.

The May elections were much more novel than what has been thought, and the Colombian voters’ profile will never be the same. By Eduardo Lindarte.

The electoral panorama for the second round of The Colombian Presidential Elections: The Struggle for the center

Although candidate Duque seems invincible, Petro could conquer the center and be the next president. By Yann Basset.

Colombia: right-wing or left-wing?

What does it mean in Colombia to be left-wing or right-wing… and why the next President will be candidate Duque. By Hernando Gómez Buendía.

A slow awakening to politics.

The political machines were defeated. And now all of them are betting for the same candidate in the second round of the Colombian Presidential Elections. What's next? What could we do? By Hernando Llano Ángel.

The Colombian Presidential elections and the FIFA World Cup: a dangerous relationship?

Since 1930 the FIFA championships and the Colombian Presidential elections have taken place simultaneously. Do soccer triumphs and failures coincide or contrast with the political events? What will happen this year? By Andrés Dávila.

The tax exemptions to the mining and oil industries: US 3.3 billion annually.

While taxpayers are paying more taxes to counterbalance the commodities price drops, tax benefits for these industries have multiplied in the last years. These are the figures. By Álvaro Pardo.

Political elections, soccer, parties … and violence: the Mexican case.

Curious and perhaps surprising coincidences explaining why Mexicans kill each other …. Are the Colombians following the same pattern? By Carlos Resa Nestares.

"Non-heterosexual population": a euphemism that reveals political opportunism.

The term used by Senator Uribe is a clear attempt to gain the support of LGBT communities in favor of a hate agenda. By Camila Esguerra Muelle.

The Fall of Rajoy! Motion of censure against the President of the Spanish Government.

In a matter of hours, the conservative president was dismissed by Congress and in his place is the leader of the Socialist Party. Is this the beginning of a second transition to democracy? By Farid Benavides.

Art and Culture

Popeye, the metaphor of Colombia. Admiration, rejection, curiosity?

Why Escobar's hitman is now an influential YouTuber who believes he has the right to threaten a presidential candidate? By Ómar Rincón.

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The danger of fraud in the second round of the Colombian Presidential elections.

The Colombian General Attorney says there was evidence of a possible fraud, but he only would reveal it after the second round. Petro, the leftist candidate, stated before the first round that there was a danger of fraud. Does the risk persist? By Clara Rocío Rodríguez.

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