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2 days agoBOGOTA Colombia -- Leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro wins narrow victory in Colombias presidential election edging out millionaire. Ingrid Betancourt a former FARC hostage dropped out of the race on May 20 and backed Hernández.

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. Ivan ValenciaAP BOGOTÁ Colombia Colombians headed to the polls on Sunday. 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. Markets WrapBiden Says US Recession Avoidable After Call With Ex-Treasury.

Colombias highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates. In Colombia a Leftist and a Right-Wing Populist Move on to June Runoff. Will it be more of the same in Colombia one of the most dangerous countries for human rights defenders or will there be a change depending on whether the candidate of the left or the right wins.

Petro said he would do so as he does not want to be an eternal ca. 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. Bogota CNNColombias presidential election appears destined for a runoff after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50 of.

2 days agoby Adriaan Alsema June 19 2022. On Sunday 19 June all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections. Everything remains to be seen.

Bogota Colombia In presidential and legislative elections Colombian voters signalled they want change solidifying a left-wing former guerrilla members lead in the presidential race and. 2 days agoBloomberg -- This story was originally published on Jan. This tracker was initially published on April 13 2022 and has since been updated.

Bogota Colombia CNNToday Colombians will return to the polls to vote in the second round of the countrys presidential elections. Colombias presidential runoff election could test the United States relationship with its most reliable ally in Latin America with potentially significant consequences for the. A voter marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga Colombia Sunday June 19 2022.

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. The election is being contested by mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro and populist business tycoon Rodolfo Hernández Voters head to the polls in Colombia on Sunday in a. Previous presidents of Colombia studied in the US.

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. 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. 2 days agoThe victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombias presidential election has continued a leftward swing in Latin America and was quickly praised.

Two anti-establishment candidates Gustavo Petro a leftist and Rodolfo Hernández a right-wing businessman and former. Top Stories Teen dead 3 adults --. Six years after the peace deal between the government of.

See how the matchup between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is shaping up ahead of the June 19 vote. A person prepares to vote during the presidential runoff election at a polling station set up at the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta Colombia ahead of. 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.

Petro promised in September 2021 that he would retire from politics should his campaign for the presidency be unsuccessful. The election result could upend the USs relationship with Colombia whose influence in the region has been waning for some time. 2 days agoA woman cleans the capitals main voting center in preparation of the presidential runoff election in Bogota Colombia Friday June 17 2022.

Progressive Senator Gustavo Petro won Colombias presidential elections according to the quick vote count by the National Registry. 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. AP PhotoFernando Vergara AP.

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