A man casts his vote at a polling station during the elections for mayors and governors, in Bogota, Colombia October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Voters in Colombia's capital Bogota elected a woman as mayor for the first time on Sunday in local and regional contests marked in some places by violence against candidates and the power of political clans.
Left-wing Claudia Lopez, a former senator and vice-presidential candidate, won about 35% of the vote for Bogota mayor, widely considered the second-most important political post in Colombia after the presidency.
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