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Bogota, Colombia - In presidential and legislative electionsColombian voters signaled they want change, solidifying a left-wing former guerrilla membe

Mar 14, 2022 - AFP, Bogata, - Senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro won the presidential nomination of the Colombian left on Sunday by a wide margin which consolidate

Mar 14, 2022 - AFP, Bogata, - Senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro won the presidential nomination of the Colombian left on Sunday by a wide margin which consolidate

Colombians on Sunday voted for senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro as the left’s presidential nominee by a wide margin, making him the front-runner in an election that could yield the country’s first-ever leftist leader in May. As predicted, the 61-year-old came out on top in the primaries — called inter-party “consultations” — which took place alongside elections for the Colombian Senate and House of Representatives, currently in the hands of right-wing parties. However, left...

Ex-Marxist guerrilla campaigning to halt oil exploration wins left-wing primary

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<p>Regarding the presidential primary elections, the leftist senator Gustavo Petro prevailed this Sunday with over 80 percent of the votes.</p>

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Mathematician Sergio Fajardo, chosen to represent Colombia's center-left coalition at presidential elections in May, will need to present concrete policies against poverty and graft to defeat foes in a bitterly polarized nation, analysts said.

Election results show a polarised country, with no coalition able to form a majority in Congress.

Country veer left to follow trend in Latin America, politics professor Mauricio Jaramillo tells Anadolu Agency