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The spectre of assassination is haunting the electoral campaign in which the left has a real chance of taking power for the first time, in a country that has a history of political careers ending in a hail of bullets.
The specter of assassination is again haunting the electoral campaign in Colombia, where a left-wing candidate has a real chance of becoming president for the first time in a country that has a history of political careers ending in a hail of bullets.
In the 20th century, 5 presidential candidates were assassinated
Every time Colombian leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, who leads opinion polls, steps out in public the scene is striking: he is surrounded by a wall of nervous-looking bodyguards brandishing…