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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: gout on June 20, 2022, 05:16:19 PM
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Seems Uncle Sam's grip on Latin America is vanishing. After Chileans elected younging Boric now Colombians
Gustavo Petro, the former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter, has become Colombia's first left-wing president.
Mr Petro, a current senator, defeated the right-wing construction magnate Rodolfo Hernández in Sunday's run-off election.
Figures show he took 50.5% of votes, defeating his millionaire rival by a close margin of around 700,000 ballots.
The result marks a major change for the country, which for decades has been led by moderates and conservatives.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61860887
The Vice President is a typical hasora.
Front and centre of Gustavo Petro's campaign has been Francia Márquez, his running mate for the position of vice-president. Ms Márquez, an afro-Colombian who used to work as a cleaner, will be the first black woman to hold the position.
The formidable campaigner has inspired many Colombians with her rise from poverty to vice-president - a rare story in a country where a political career has traditionally only been an option for society's most connected people.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61863885