1655715077 Colombia Gustavo Petro is the new president for the first

Colombia, Gustavo Petro is the new president: for the first time a left wing politician is at the helm…

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With the 50.5 percent of voices Gustav Petro is the new president of Colombia. Economist, 62, senator and leader of the Left Coalition Pacto HistóricoPetro will be the first politician Left to occupy the highest institutional position in the history of the South American country. He will have the Vice President by his side France Marquez, 40, first black woman to hold this position. The former guerrilla defeated the multi-million dollar real estate entrepreneur with around 700,000 more votes Rodolfo Hernandez (47.26%). The result came at the end of an election poll in which they voted 21.6 the 39th millions of those entitled to vote.

Colombia to the vote, the promise of change is called Petro. Fueled election campaign amid death threats and attempted attacks

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The elections took place in a social climate upset about the problems of inequality increasing, frominflation and from force. These factors prompted first-round voters to punish voters last month traditional partiesCenter and right, who have ruled for some time, electing the two political outsiders for the ballot. During the speech after the win, Petro interjected appeal to unity and offered a olive branch to some of his critics, adding that all opposition members are welcomed to the presidential palace “for to discuss the problems of Colombia”. “There will be no government from this emerging government never pursuits “Politically or legally, there will only be respect and dialogue,” he said, stressing that he would listen to those who raised their guns majority Quietly of peasants, indigenous people, women and youth”. Hernandez, whose election campaign was based on a fight against the corruptionShortly after the results were announced, he conceded defeat. “I accept the resultas it should be if we want our institutions to be strong,” he said in a video on social networks.