Ex-rebel captures slim victory to become Colombia’s 1st leftist president
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Colombians were choosing between a former rebel and an unpredictable millionaire Sunday in a presidential runoff that promises to reshape the country after a first-round election that punished the established political class.
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This combination of photos shows Colombian presidential candidates: Gustavo Petro, left, on June 17, 2018; and Rodolfo Hernandez, on June 2, 2022, in Bogota, Colombia. Polls show Petro and Hernandez, both former mayors, practically tied since advancing to the June 19th presidential runoff following the first-round election in which they beat four other candidates.3/22
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Rodolfo Hernandez, presidential candidate with the Anti-corruption Governors League, shows his ballot before voting during a presidential runoff in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.4/22
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Caps featuring presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez are displayed for sale ahead of the country's presidential run-off, in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Saturday, June 18. Polls show rival Gustavo Petro and Hernandez, both former mayors, practically tied since advancing to the June 19th runoff following the first-round election in which they beat four other candidates.5/22
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A voters marks his ballot during a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.6/22
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Voters line up at a polling station during a runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.7/22
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Police frisks a voter at the entrance of a polling station during a presidential runoff in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.8/22
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A nun chooses her candidate during a runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.9/22
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Voters line up at a polling station during a runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.10/22
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Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate with the Historical Pact coalition, shows his ballot before voting in a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.11/22
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Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate with the Historical Pact coalition, waves as he leaves a polling station accompanied by his daughter Andrea after voting in a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.12/22
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A man votes during a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.13/22
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Soldiers guard the main polling station during a presidential runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.14/22
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A view of Corferias the main polling station in Bogota, Colombia, during a runoff presidential election, Sunday, June 19.15/22
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A woman chooses her candidate during a runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.16/22
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Supporters of presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, with the Historical Pact coalition, celebrate at his election night headquarters in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.17/22
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Supporters of presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, with the Historical Pact coalition, celebrate after his candidate won a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.18/22
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Supporters of presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, with the Historical Pact coalition, celebrate after his candidate won a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.19/22
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Confetti explode over a screen showing photos of presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, left, and his running mate Francia Marquez after they won a runoff election at their election night headquarters in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.20/22
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Supporters of presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez, with the Anti-corruption Governors League, cry after former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro won a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.21/22
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A supporter of presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez, with the Anti-corruption Governors League, cries in Bucaramanga, Colombia, after her candidate lost a presidential runoff election to former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro on Sunday, June 19.22/22
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Former rebel Gustavo Petro, left, his wife Veronica Alcocer, back center, and his running mate Francia Marquez, celebrate before supporters after winning a runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19.
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