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Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández. Petros journey from a fighter in the M-19 guerrilla army in the 80s to.

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. The two countries have especially strong ties on trade issues and security measures including close cooperation on. A voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022. 2 days agoBloomberg -- This story was originally published on Jan.

Gustavo Petro is a former-guerrilla-turned-mayor of Bogota and then a senator. 2 days agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022. 2 days agoWe are writing a new history for Colombia Latin America and the world declared Gustavo Petro the winner of Colombias presidential election in.

On Sunday Gustavo Petro became the first leftist to be elected president in Colombia after beating rival Rodolfo Hernandez in a runoff voteMost Read from BloombergUS Futures Gain With European Stocks. 2 days agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time.

Six years after the peace deal between the government of. Colombias election could deliver the countrys first left-wing president an outcome with the potential to transform Bogotas approaches to economic policy peace negotiations and foreign. Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact coalition speaks after casting his vote at a polling station next to his wife Veronica Alcocer and daughter during.

A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck with his. Bogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US.

2 days agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022. Petro said he would do so as he does not want to be an eternal ca. 2 days agoSupporters of Gustavo Petro celebrate his election as Colombias first leftist president.

Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. Bogota CNNColombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of. In Colombia a Leftist and a Right-Wing Populist Move on to June Runoff.

The preliminary results announced by the National Registry are unofficial and could be revised by the National Electoral Council after a formal scrutiny of the votes in the. 2 days agoFormer rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday ushering in a new era of politics for. The economist former guerrilla and former mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro previously a candidate in the 2010 and 2018 Colombian presidential elections has maintained a lead in most opinion polls and could become the first president of Colombia from a left-wing coalition.

BOGOTÁ ColombiaFor decades Colombia elected establishment politicians who hewed to the center-right and helped make the country the USs closest ally in the region. Colombia has long been one of Washingtons closest allies in Latin America. Colombias presidential runoff election could test the United States relationship with its most reliable ally in Latin America with potentially significant consequences for the.

Markets WrapBiden Says US Recession Avoidable After Call With Ex-Treasury. 2 days agoPetro took 504 to 473 for Hernandez according to Colombias election authorities. Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry.

21 hours agoSundays election of leftist Gustavo Petro as Colombias next president could change the course of the countrys relationship with the United States. He assumes office on Aug. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP.

Colombias police are on maximum alert after detecting plans by radical groups to reject the results of a second presidential election vote on Sunday and commit violence across the country top. 7 along with his running mate Francia Marquez a 40-year-old environmental. Colombias 2022 Presidential Runoff.

For the first time in its history Colombia has elected a leftist president. He defeated right-wing. Petro promised in September 2021 that he would retire from politics should his campaign for the presidency be unsuccessful.

Two anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro a leftist and Rodolfo Hernández a right-wing businessman and former. See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote.

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