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Colombia's Petro: firebrand former rebel vows profound change

Gustavo Petro, who topped voting tallies with 40.8% in Colombia's first round of presidential elections on Sunday, has said his political awakening came when he watched his father weep over the death of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara.

Reuters

Colombia's 'king of TikTok' Hernandez ready for run-off after shock result

Business magnate and self-styled "king of TikTok" Rodolfo Hernandez, who shocked Colombia by getting into a June 19 presidential run-off against leftist Gustavo Petro, is betting his plain anti-corruption message will take him to the top job.

Reuters

Colombia outsider candidate Hernandez may weaken leftist Petro's rebel status

Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro leads the race for the country's presidency ahead of a second round of voting, having inspired his supporters to imagine a more equitable, greener country, they say.

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A Leftist and a right-wing populist will face off in Colombia's presidential runoff

The runoff between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is scheduled for June 19.

Axios

A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

The results represent a major shift in the Latin American country's presidential politics that conservatives and moderates had long dominated.

WEKU

Ex-rebel, businessman to vie in Colombia presidential runoff

Colombian voters have opted for a dramatic change in presidential politics, choosing a leftist former rebel and an outsider populist businessman to advance to a runoff election in June

The Independent UK

Colombia presidential election: leftist former guerrilla and populist outsider head to runoff

Rivals Gustavo Petro will face Rodolfo Hernández on 19 June amid growing discontent over inequality and inflation

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Colombia heads to election runoff between leftist, outsider

Colombia is heading to a presidential runoff between leftist former guerrilla Gustavo Petro and anti-establishment outsider Rodolfo Hernandez who defied polls to defeat a conservative candidate backed by traditional parties.

Tribune News Service

Colombia presidential election appears headed to runoff

Colombia’s presidential election appears headed to a runoff as front-runner Gustavo Petro is well short of the 50% needed to win in a first round.

Tribune News Service

Colombia presidential election: Leftist Petro and populist Hernandez headed for run-off

The early vote count in Sunday’s six-way presidential election in Colombia pointed toward a run-off in June, with leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro leading in a ballot held amid growing discontent over increasing inequality and inflation.

France 24

In surprise Colombia election result, leftist and businessman go to second round

Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came top during the first round of the Andean country's presidential election on Sunday and will face a surprise contender - businessman Rodolfo Hernandez - in a second round in June.

Reuters

Ex-rebel, conservative, outsider vie for Colombia presidency

Colombians voted Sunday in an unpredictable presidential election that pits an ex-guerrilla, a conservative former mayor and a wild card anti-establishment business magnate against each other in a contest that may not be decided until a runoff next month.

Tribune News Service

Tattoo lover shares extensive inkings he's been collecting since he was 12

Raiden Dos Caras, from Colombia, started getting tattoos when he was just 12. Now the 24-year-old father is covered - and he's had a variety of other body modifications

Daily Mirror

Francia Marquez, the Afro-Colombian rights activist campaigning for vice president of Colombia

For the first time in Colombia's history, the left, led by former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro, could win the presidential election set to begin Sunday. If it prevails, Afro-Colombian environmental and human rights activist Francia Marquez would become vice president. A victory would mark a turning point for a country…

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Colombians head to the polls for first round of presidential vote

Colombians headed to the polls Sunday in the first round of a presidential election, with a leftist poised for victory for the first time in the country's troubled history.

The Guardian - US

Colombia goes to the polls in historic election that could see turn to left

Presidential frontrunner is former leftist guerrilla Gustavo Petro in country ruled for decades by the right

Reuters

Colombia leftist Petro goes to second round with businessman Hernandez

Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came out on top in the first round of the Andean country's presidential election on Sunday and will face a surprise contender - businessman Rodolfo Hernandez - in a second round on June 19.

The Independent UK

Colombians to vote for president amid generalized discontent

As Colombians emerge from the pandemic to find increasing inequality, inflation and violence, they will pick their next president Sunday from a pool of six men who are all promising various degrees of change amid a generalized sense that the country is headed in the wrong direction

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The Guardian - US

Has Colombian left’s time come at last as ex-rebel closes in on presidency?

After a century of rightwing rule and decades of civil war, Gustavo Petro goes into Sunday’s election as the frontrunner

WEKU

Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history

Colombia's presidential election is Sunday, and for the first time, a leftist candidate is favored to come out ahead. Business elites are nervous.

Reuters

Colombia election this weekend sees leftist Petro in pole position

Colombians will choose among a leftist promising change, a center-right candidate seen as the natural successor to the incumbent leader, and an eccentric business magnate in a presidential vote on Sunday.

The Independent UK

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

Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential ballot being held Sunday amid a generalized feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction

Benzinga

Cannabis In Latin America: ExpoCannabiz Returns To Cartagena, Colombia

The ExpoCannaBiz Business Conference is returning to Cartagena, Colombia on July 6 to July 8, for its third edition.

France 24

Will Colombia look left? Presidential race focuses on inequality, enduring violence

Is a peace generation coming of age in Colombia? Six years after the FARC rebellion laid down its arms and one year after student-led protests against inequality and police brutality, citizens will vote on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election where the 2016 peace deal that ended…

Reuters

Colombia police kill accused top drug trafficker who escaped jail

Juan Larinson Castro, better known as Matamba, an accused top Colombian drug trafficker who escaped a maximum-security prison in the Andean country earlier this year, was killed in a police operation to try and recapture him on Thursday, the government said.

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