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Party Run by Colombia's Former FARC Rebels Fights for Survival in Sunday's Election
Comunes must secure at least 3% of the vote to keep party status and public funding amid declining support and a coalition with Fuerza Ciudadana.
- On Sunday, Colombia held a high-stakes congressional election with almost 300 seats contested, and Comunes, run by former FARC rebels, fought to retain seats and party status.
- Public stigma tied to FARC's five-decade conflict has forced Comunes to compete on equal footing after the 2016 peace deal removed its guaranteed seats.
- Comunes partnered with Fuerza Ciudadana to broaden appeal, registering the coalition so the movement's orange logo appears on Sunday’s ballots while the Comunes red rose is mostly absent.
- The vote could shape President Gustavo Petro's ability to rewrite Colombia's constitution, as he says judges and legislators have blocked his national health care proposal and pension system reform.
- Comunes' support declined from 89,300 votes in 2018 to 50,100, and Colombian law requires at least 3% of the vote, equaling 509,000 votes, to maintain party status.
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Carlos Carreño Marin walks the streets of Bogotá in search of votes to retain his seat in the House of Representatives by the Commons party, which emerged from the peace agreement signed a decade ago by Colombia's extinct guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces.
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Total News Sources11
Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 40%
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