5 Important Points on Colombia’s Parliamentary Elections · Global Voices
Silvia Viñas

Bloggings by boz lists 5 points on Colombia's parliamentary elections, which took place on March 9, 2014.
1) Though his coalition lost seats, President Santos keeps a divided and fragile majority coalition in Congress. […]
2) Colombia's party system is divided and weak. No party received over 20% of the vote and the four top parties combined received less than 60%. […]
3) For those trying to identify or map a left-right divide, Colombia is tough. […]
4) A good portion of Colombia's population is against the system as a whole. Voter turnout was around 42%. […]
5) A more secure Colombia. The country did not face any major attacks or even significant threats during election day. It was a peaceful day of voting, a solid change from elections past and a sign of success and hope for the government's security policies (including the ongoing peace process). […]
Read more about each point in Bloggings by boz.