Colombia Elects Ex Rebel as First Left Wing President

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By Matt Murphy BBC News Gustavo Petro, the former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter, has become Colombia’s first left-wing president. Mr Petro, a current senator, defeated the right-wing construction magnate Rodolfo Hernández in Sunday’s run-off election. Figures show he took 50.5% of votes, defeating his millionaire rival by a close margin of around 700,000 […]
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