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Weekly Report - 02 May 2024 (WR-24-17)
COLOMBIA: Ruling coalition hit by campaign finance probe
Questions regarding the financing of President Gustavo Petro’s 2022 election campaign are now being aimed at his wider left-wing Pacto Histórico coalition. On 29 April, Colombian media outlets reported that the supreme court (CSJ) has opened an investigation into all of the coalition’s 20 senators. The broadening of the campaign finance probe could further undermine the government’s authority in congress, where former centrist allies have jumped ship in recent months in response to repeated scandals.
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