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Juan Manuel Morales, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Université de Montréal

The left could be poised to take power in Colombia for the first time

Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, centre and his running mate Francia Marquez, at his right, stand before supporters with Marquez's wife and daughter on election night in Bogota, Colombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, obtained 40.34 per cent of the vote in the first round of Colombian elections on May 29.

A man in a yellow polo shirt and jeans pushes his ballot into a ballot box.
Rodolfo Hernandez casts his ballot during presidential elections in Bucaramanga, Colombia. (AP Photo/Mauricio Pinzon)
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