This week Colombians went to the polls. However the results were delay and there has been some discussion and recriminations. Global Voices online explains why
Find out more using these Intute recommended resources.
IFES has background information on the electoral system and past results
Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil, the official electoral commission of Colombia. It gives information about its organisation, purpose and current activities. It includes details about election procedures and the electoral system in Colombia, with access to recent election results. Links are provided to associated YouTube and Twitter channels which it maintains.
Consejo Nacional Electoral Colombia another official electoral body whose website contains documents and regulations relating to elections.
Official website of the OAS (Organisation of American States) has some press releases from its election monitoring mission.
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) includes some papers on the state of democracy and womens political participation in the run up to the elections.
The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) is based at the Center for the Americas Vanderbilt University. It carries out high quality public opinion surveys of importance to political science researchers and the social sciences in general. There are some recent surveys of Colombian citzens which cover electoral issues and politics.
Latin American thought is a multi-author blog maintained by a group of young professionals (think tank advisers, researchers and academics) which aims to exchange ideas and stimulate debate about current news stories relating to Latin America. Scroll down for some comment!
The Plan Colombia and Beyond blog is produced by the Center for International Policy’s Latin America Demilitarization Project it also has recent comment on politics.
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