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2023 Córdoba Regional Election
The 2023 Córdoba regional election will be held on October 29, 2023, in the department of Córdoba, where the following positions will be elected for a period of four years from January 1, 2024. Governor elections Nominee Independent *Juan Martínez Petro, Certified public accountant Force of the Peace party * Yésica Cabeza Del Toro, President of the Peace Force Broad Democratic Alliance party * Angélica Verbel López, Candidate for Senate 2022 Union Party for the People * Erasmo Zuleta, Representative to the Chamber Democratic Centre party * Ciro de Léon, Agricultural engineer Historic Pact coalition * Gabriel Calle, Council of Montelíbano Results Mayoral elections Ayapel Buenavista Montelibano Monteria Planeta Rica Planeta Rica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Córdoba (Colombian Department)
The governor of the Department of Córdoba heads the executive branch of the government of the Córdoba Department in Colombia. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the department and is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Orlando Benítez. Qualifications The elected governor of Córdoba is required to be a citizen of Colombia or be naturalized; to be at least 18 years old; and not hold another political office at the time of the election. Constitutional authority and responsibilities Article 303 of the Colombian Constitution states: In each one of the departments there will be a Governor who will be head of the sectional administration and legal representative of the department; The Governor will be an agent of the President of the Republic for the maintenance of public order and for the execution of the general economic policy, as well as for those matters that the Nation agrees with the department through agreements. Governors will be popularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Benítez
Orlando David Benítez Mora (born 16 March 1983) is a Colombian politician and economist, current Governor of the Department of Córdoba. Early life Son of the liberal leader Orlando Benítez Palencia, he was born in Valencia, in Córdoba, in 1983. He studied Development Economics at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana The Pontifical Bolivarian University ( es, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana), also referred to as UPB, is a private university in Colombia with its main campus in Medellín, where it was founded in 1936. As of June 2022, the UPB holds the top 4 ..., specializing in Public Management at the same institution. He also specialized in Government and Public Management at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He completed a master's degree in Government and Public Policy at the Externado de Colombia University, with a double degree from Columbia University in New York. Likewise, he is an Accounting Technician from the CENSA Institute of Montería. He bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Liberal Party
The Colombian Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Colombiano; PLC) is a centre to centre-left political party in Colombia. It was founded as a classical liberal party but later developed a more social-democratic tradition, joining the Socialist International in 1999. The Liberal Party was the dominant force in Colombian politics alongside the Colombian Conservative Party until 2002, when the election victory of independent candidate Álvaro Uribe put an end to dominance of two party politics in Colombia. Currently, the Liberal Party is the largest party in Congress, and has formed a coalition with the Social Party of National Unity, the major independent party in Colombia under the presidency of Ivan Duque. History The party was founded in 1848 and, in opposition to the Colombian Conservative Party, became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century. The two parties frequently engaged in armed conflict with one another, precipitating several civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erasmo Zuleta
Erasmo Elías Zuleta Bechara (born 16 November 1989) is a Colombian politician and business administrator, from 2018 to 2022 he served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives representing the department of Córdoba, serving on the Third Commission of the Chamber. He would later be elected as Governor of Córdoba during the 2023 Córdoba regional election through his Córdoba First movement, receiving political support from the Party of the U, and the Liberal party. He is a business administrator from the University of Sinú and has a master's degree in Organization Management from the same university in agreement with the EAN University and the University of Quebec, Canada. Governor of Córdoba (2024-present) On Friday, November 1, 2023, as Elected-Governor Erasmo, along with his wife Valeria, held a meeting with Governor Orlando Benítez and his wife, First Lady Marta Ruiz, at the Naim Palace. Where they discussed generalities about Córdoba and some of the parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of The U
The Union Party for the People ( es, Partido de la Unión por la Gente), or Party of the U ( es, Partido de la U), is a liberal political party in Colombia. The Party is led by former president Juan Manuel Santos. It was formerly Colombia's largest political party, in a coalition with the Liberal Party and Radical Change, until it lost 7 seats in the 2018 parliamentary elections and presidential elections. History The Party was formed in 2005, with the objective of uniting various congressional supporters of President Alvaro Uribe, also known as Uribistas, into one political party, and to provide a political platform for the 2006 Colombian presidential elections. Most of its members defected from the Colombian Liberal Party, yet it failed to unite all Uribistas: in particular the Radical Change (Cambio Radical) refused to join. In 2006, the party took part in the parliamentary elections, in which it won 30 out of 166 deputies and 20 out of 100 senators. Three years later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Córdoba Department
Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, 2nd largest city in the country and capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cordoba may also refer to: Places Argentina * Córdoba Province, Argentina Colombia * Córdoba Department * Córdoba, Quindío * Córdoba, Bolívar * Córdoba, Nariño * Córdoba (wetland), a wetland of Bogota Mexico * Córdoba, Veracruz Spain * Province of Córdoba (Spain), of which Córdoba is the capital of ** Córdoba (Spanish Congress electoral district), the electoral district representing the province * Córdoba (Vino de la Tierra), a wine-producing region in Spain *Kingdom of Córdoba, historical territorial jurisdiction of the Crown of Castile Historical Islamic states * Emirate of Córdoba, 756–929 * Caliphate of Córdoba, 929–1031 * Taifa of Córdoba, 11th century Venezuela * Córdoba Municipality, Táchira, a municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayapel
Ayapel is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... Ayapel is a Colombian municipality located in the far eastern department of Cordoba and bathed by the waters of San Jorge and Ayapel swamp. Bounded on the north by San Marcos, San Benito Abad and Majagual, on the east by Guaranda and Achi, on the west by Buenavista and Montelibano, Pueblo Nuevo and south to the department of Antioquia. References Gobernacion de Cordoba - AyapelAyapel official website {{coord, 8, 19, N, 75, 09, W, region:CO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki, display=title Córdoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenavista, Córdoba
Buenavista is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... References Gobernacion de Cordoba - BuenavistaBuenavista official website Cordoba {{Córdoba-Colombia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planeta Rica
Planeta Rica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... References Gobernacion de Cordoba - Planeta RicaPlaneta Rica official website Municipalities of Córdoba Department {{Córdoba-Colombia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In Colombia
Events in the year 2023 in Colombia. Incumbents * President: Gustavo Petro * Vice President: Francia Márquez * Government: Cabinet of Gustavo Petro Events January * 1 January – Colombia and Venezuela agrees to reopen the last remaining border that has been previously blocked by authorities due to worsening ties. * 20 January – A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy. * 19 January –12 February: 2023 South American U-20 Championship March * 28 March – ELN rebels launch homemade mortar shells at a military base in El Carmen, Norte de Santander, killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others. May * 1 May – a Cessna 206 light aircraft with seven people on board crashed in the jungle in the Caquetá Department, with the pilot and two adults died afterwards. June * 10 June – Having survived in the rainforest for 40 days, the remaining 4 passengers of the Cessna 206 aircraft, all children, were found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |