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After winning a second mr petro won 51% of vote, to 47% for his right wing opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr petro described the result as a day ofjoy for the colombian people. let's get you live pictures from bogota where we expect the president elect to come out and speak. that's what we're counting down to, this is the scene in the capital city were crowds are waiting for him. our correspondence, katie watson, is in columbia and sent us this. the atmosphere and gustavo petro's hq atmosphere and gustavo petro's h0 is a lecturer at. people almost didn't believe it. it was a nailbiter until the ...

Many major Latin American nations have elected leftist leaders at various times, but Colombia has until now only ever been governed by conservatives and liberals. The election of Gustavo Petro is also likely to shake up relations with Washington.

Gustavo Petro's election as the first left-wing president in Colombia's history sparks joy among similarly aligned Latin American leaders.

They have two really gained ground from the extremists. thank you very much for your time today. the former colombian rebel, gustavo petro, has promised to deliver real change for his country after being elected as the country's first left—wing president. mr petro won 55.5% of the vote compared to the 47% won by his right—wing, populist opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr petro said his victory marked the beginning of a new phase in colombia's history. 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 elec...

Rodolfo hernandez is a businessman, an outsider, a man who's been called colombia's trump, and a man whose tik—tok videos and womanising have become more famous than his politics. his supporters, though, aren't fazed. translation: |f| had money, i'd - do my own thing if it made me happy. he's a good thing because he's a businessman. he's a self—made man. he's a little confusing. the truth is that a vote for adolfo is against pedro. because we don't want socialism, we don't want these politics that are against the freedom, the economy, we are afraid about petro. for communtiies used to bein...