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He Promised to Transform Colombia as President. Can He Fulfill That Vow?
During his campaign, Gustavo Petro proposed major reforms if he was elected. After winning Sunday’s presidential election, he’ll now have to prove he can carry out those changes.
Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader
The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.
Gustavo Petro Wins Colombia’s Presidential Election
The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.
Francia Márquez Has Just Become Colombia’s First Black Vice President
Ms. Márquez’s biting analysis of social disparities cracked open a discussion about race and class in a manner rarely heard in the country’s powerful political circles.
Before He Ran for President, Gustavo Petro Was a Guerrilla Fighter
Petro belonged to M-19, born in 1970 as a response to alleged fraud in that year’s presidential elections. It was far smaller than the country’s main guerrilla force, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
The TikTok Star and Political Chameleon Vying for Colombia’s Presidency
Rodolfo Hernández bills himself as a paragon of democracy and a successful businessman who cares for the poor. A trip to Bucaramanga, the mountain-fringed city where he built his empire, reveals a different picture.
Rodolfo Hernández is Colombia’s Trump and He May Be Headed for the Presidential Palace
The Colombian establishment is lining up behind Rodolfo Hernández, a populist businessman with an incendiary streak, to defeat the leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro.
In Colombia, a Leftist and a Right-Wing Populist Head for June Runoff
The results in the first round of voting delivered a stunning blow to Colombia’s dominant conservative political class.
Colombia Election: Angry, Mobilized and Voting for Gustavo Petro
A large and loud youth electorate hungry to transform one of Latin America’s most unequal societies could propel Gustavo Petro, a former rebel, to the presidency.