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I think it was a nail—biter until the very end. i was at the petro ho. it took people by surprise, a pleasant surprise. the atmosphere was absolutely electric when he finally won. but colombia has been surprisingly, given the history of all the narco troubles that its seen, its actually politically been quite stable. do you think that were coming to the end of that now? i think petros win will unsettle markets. i think that his critics said that his economic plans were economic suicide. he wan...

Expectations from his supporters that he can change colombia, but he has four years to do it. and i think there will be a lot of, hell have this kind of honeymoon period, but its going to be a really tough, tough ride. and of course, a lot of people are going to think venezuela, arent they? i think everybody uses venezuela as this kind of ghost of latin america. whenever you speak to somebody who is a bit nervous of the left, they say we dont want to become the new venezuela. when petro won, her...

Gustavo Petro, who beat construction magnate Rodolfo Hernández in last Sunday’s run-off by 50% of the votes against 47%, will take office on August 7.

Foreign Ministry in Brasilia says it looked forward to "the continuity and deepening of bilateral relations" with Colombia under Gustavo Petro.

President biden and colombias president—elect, gustavo petro, have promised to work together to address climate change, drug trafficking and bilateral security. in their first phone call since mr petro was elected on sunday, mr biden also said he would help colombia in the full implementation of a peace deal with the farc rebel group, which was signed six years ago. mr petro, a former marxist rebel himself, has become colombias first left—wing leader. a plane with 150 passengers and crew on ...

Released a compromise bill on firearms safety legislation. the measures will be voted on in the senate. commentators say its a significant step towards overhauling the nations gun laws. president biden and colombias president—elect, gustavo petro, have promised to work together to address climate change, drug trafficking and bilateral security. in their first phone call since mr petro was elected on sunday, mr biden also said he would help colombia in the full implementation of a peace deal wi...

In their first phone call since mr petro was elected on sunday, mr biden also said he would help colombia in the full implementation of a peace deal with the farc rebel group, which was signed six years ago. mr petro, a former marxist rebel himself, has become colombias first left—wing leader. police in ecuador have used tear gas to disperse thousands of students, workers and indigenous people who took to the streets of the capital quito for the ninth day in a row. theyre demanding changes to ...

After the election of leftist leaders in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and now Colombia – and with Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seemingly on track to return to office – a new political wave is sweeping Latin America.

So great as yours". stiller: "no, but pretty great. but what youve done and the way that youve rallied the country and for the world, its really inspiring". zelensky: "its too much for me". lets ta ke lets take a look at some more headlines around the world. a chinese filmmaker, wanted by the malawian authorities over allegations of racism and child exploitation, has been arrested, in neighbouring zambia. lu ke was exposed by a bbc africa eye investigation, which reported he had used malawian ch...

Complaints internally, something which it currently does. sima kotecha, bbc news. colombias last recognisable guerilla group, the eln, has said its willing to resume peace talks with the government once the new president, gustavo petro, takes office in august. mr petro — himself a former rebel — has become the countrys first left—wing leader after winning sundays presidential election. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from bogota. this is the new face of colombia. a form...