A new party accused of ties to far-right criminal bands has emerged as a surprising force in Colombian politics, adding to worries that President Alvaro Uribe has failed to weaken drug-funded paramilitaries in the provinces. Voters made the Party of National Integration, or PIN, Colombia's fourth-strongest party in Sunday's election to replace a Congress already badly tarnished by ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian presidential frontrunner Juan Manuel Santos faces a struggle to secure an outright victory in May's election after legislative election results over the weekend put President Alvaro Uribe's alliance under pressure. Uribe's U Party, led by Santos, and the allied Conservative Party scored a majority in Colombia's parliament on Sunday. But the solid Conservative ...

Conservatives were on track to keep their majority in Colombia's congress, early results showed Monday, as US ally President Alvaro Uribe's government complained the count's slow pace undercut the vote's credibility. With 93.8 percent of polling stations reporting, the parties that make up Uribe's ruling coalition received more than 53 percent of the vote ...

Conservatives were on track to preserving their majority in Colombia's congress, early election results showed Monday, reassuring supporters of US ally President Alvaro Uribe's hard line against leftist rebels. With 93.8 percent of polling stations reporting, the parties that make up Uribe's ruling coalition received more than 53 percent of the vote, compared to 15.8 ...