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Gustavo Petro elected Colombia's first leftist president

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Gustavo Petro was elected the first ever left-wing president of Colombia on Sunday (June 19), after beating millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a tense and unpredictable runoff election. In another historic achievement for a country where 10 percent of the population identify as Afro-descendants, environmental activist and feminist Francia Marquez will become Colombia's first black woman vice president. Christopher Sabatini, a senior fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, gives his analysis.

Added on the 20/06/2022 14:37:36 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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