The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.
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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.
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.
Anthony Albanese to Become Australian Prime Minister
Like Biden before him, Anthony Albanese enters office more on the back of disgust at the conservative incumbent than enthusiasm for his leadership.
Australia’s Election: What to Watch and What’s at Stake
While voters are most focused on cost-of-living issues, the opposition Labor Party has made the election a referendum on the conduct of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.