Comments on: Uribe Wins Big in Colombian Senate Elections

by: Dr. Steven Taylor

Mon, 13 Mar 2024 17:41:43 +0000

The most updated El Tiempo count is here:

I tried to get the Registry’s numbers a few minutes ago, but the site is sluggish in the extreme.

by: Matthew Shugart/Fruits & Votes

Mon, 13 Mar 2024 17:39:34 +0000

My mistake: Caracol does show 20 seats for La U.

by: Dr. Steven Taylor

Mon, 13 Mar 2024 17:33:11 +0000

Point take on Cambio Radical–I just thought it was funny that a party for “radical change” wanted to re-elect the sitting president (although, granted, re-election is a big change for Colombia…)

by: Matthew Shugart

Mon, 13 Mar 2024 15:45:51 +0000

This morning’s Caracol report shows 13 ‘U’ senators, not 20. Counting is still not complete.

I would disagree that Cambio Radical is committed to the status quo. Uribe still has an agenda of reforms to enact in a second term, and even the very idea of actual parties in congress that have had to differentiate themselves in an election is a manifestation of ‘radical change,’ which is nowhere near complete.

I suspect there will be an F&V post or two later on all this, too.