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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Last year, Fabian Espinel helped organize roadblocks where young people protested against police violence and government plans to increase taxes on lower income Colombians.

Now, as Colombia heads into its presidential election Sunday, Espinel walks the streets of working class sectors in Bogota handing out flyers for front-running candidate Gustavo Petro and helps paint murals in support of the leftist politician.

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