AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoColombia Runoff Set: Abelardo de la Espriella (far-right, “El Tigre”) and Ivan Cepeda (ruling Historic Pact) will face off June 21 after Sunday’s first round left no majority—de la Espriella led with about 43.7% and Cepeda followed with about 40.9%, with Paloma Valencia third. Election Integrity Clash: President Gustavo Petro and Cepeda rejected the pre-count, alleging phantom voters and irregularities, while de la Espriella urged security forces to back the results. Ethiopia Vote Watch: Ethiopia holds parliamentary and regional elections Monday, with analysts expecting PM Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party to win big; voting won’t take place in Tigray due to “unfavourable conditions.” Korea Local Countdown: South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties are in a final push for Wednesday’s local elections and by-elections, with the vote framed as a test of President Lee Jae Myung’s administration. U.S. Virgin Islands Party Debate: A look at how USVI politics works with long-running one-party dominance and whether parties are doing enough to vet candidates and deliver governance. Pakistan Campaign Trail: PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in Skardu to launch Gilgit-Baltistan election rallies. India Local Tensions: In Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, a Congress supporter was jailed after allegations of disrespect toward AAP’s broom symbol during municipal election celebrations.
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