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we also have to protect competitive furnace. and also on the programme: on the road to a republic. we report from jamaica, the latest commonwealth country to lose the queen as head of state. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us. from left wing guerrilla to colombia s first ever left wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m i9 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right wing anti establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. this was his third presidential campaign. with more, here s the bbc s south america correspondent, katy watson, in the capital, bogota. the atmosphere here in gustavo petro s h0 is electric. people here almost didn t believe it. it was a nailbiter until the very end. this is a historic vote in so many ways that s often used as a real cliche but it s really true he is the first leftist president that colombia has ever had. and francia marquez will be the first b ....

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