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Colombia braces for economic change as Petro wins presidency

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla who wants to transform Colombia’s business-friendly economic model, was elected to the presidency, potentially setting up the most radical change of course in the Andean nation’s recent history.

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‘Let’s make history’: Colombia could elect first leftist president in runoff

The election is being contested by mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro and populist business tycoon Rodolfo Hernández

The Guardian - US

Former rebel Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidential election

Colombians elect the country's first leftist president and first Black woman to be vice president.

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Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president

Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia's presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country's history.

Reuters

Tight Colombian runoff pits former rebel, millionaire

Voters in Colombia will choose between a leftist former rebel and an unpredictable millionaire Sunday when they vote in a presidential runoff election that promises to reshape the country after a first round of voting that punished the political class

The Independent UK

Luis Diaz sparks Colombia pitch invasion as Liverpool star copies team-mate's trick on home visit

Luis Diaz is back in his homeland Colombia following the conclusion of Liverpool's season

Liverpool Echo

£68m of cocaine delivered with bananas to two supermarkets in Czech Republic

Czech police searching more stores on same delivery route while contacting overseas counterparts about shipment from Central America

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Drug smugglers deliver £68 million worth of cocaine to supermarkets by mistake

Workers unpacking Colombian bananas shipments find rather unexpected surprise amid crates

The Independent UK

Four sentenced for murder of Paraguayan prosecutor in Colombia

Four people who confessed to taking part in the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor were each sentenced to 23 years and six months in jail on Friday.

Reuters

Colombia's Runoff Elections Are Sunday: What Do The Candidates Think of Cannabis Legalization?

On Sunday, June 19, the Colombian runoff election will define who will be the next president of the Latin-American country. Candidates are Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández.

Benzinga

Alfredo Morelos Rangers transfer resolve tested by Sevilla as opening bid for striker 'named'

Spanish outlets report that the La Liga side are preparing an opening offer for the Colombian.

Daily Record

Colombians will choose between leftist and eccentric businessman in Sunday vote

Colombians will vote on Sunday for their next president, choosing between leftist Gustavo Petro, who promises profound social reforms, and eccentric business magnate Rodolfo Hernandez, who has found fertile ground in anti-corruption rhetoric despite facing a graft investigation.

Reuters

What's at stake as Colombians choose between Trump-like populist and leftist former guerrilla for president

Colombians will decide their next president on June 19, 2022, with a choice between two candidates promising “change.” But what they mean by change is very, very different.

The Conversation

Colombia faces presidential choice between leftist, populist

Colombians can count on one thing: The country’s presidential politics will drastically change after Sunday’s runoff election

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Hometown looks to aspiring Colombia VP Marquez to deliver on inequality promises

Former neighbors and colleagues in Colombia's largely marginalized Cauca province hope vice presidential candidate Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will help areas plagued by violence and poverty if her ticket wins the election on Sunday.

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Bananas Plan: Cocaine Shipment Worth $83 Million Gets Delivered To Supermarkets By Mistake

Bungling drug smugglers lost out on a shipment of cocaine with a street value of more than $83 million hidden in crates of bananas after they were delivered to Czech supermarkets before they could be intercepted in Germany en route from Colombia.

The Guardian - US

Colombian mayor who called Hitler ‘great German thinker’ could be country’s next president

TikTok using, elite-bashing, Hitler-praising candidate revels in his unruly behavior yet is now tied with his leftist opponent

Reuters

Colombia presidential candidate Hernandez vows to respect result

Colombia presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez, an eccentric construction magnate, said on Wednesday he will respect the results of Sunday's vote whether he wins or loses to leftist rival Gustavo Petro.

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After Colombia's election surprise, a populist TikTok star poses stiff competition

A 77-year-old populist who campaigns over TikTok and promises budget cuts and jail for corrupt officials is now neck and neck with his leftist opponent ahead of Sunday's runoff election.

Liverpool Echo

Luis Diaz shows off his moves as he dances on yacht in Colombia

The Liverpool FC winger returned home after an incredible first season

Reuters

Colombia's police on highest alert over election violence

Colombia's police are on maximum alert after detecting plans by radical groups to reject the results of a second presidential election vote on Sunday and commit violence across the country, top cop General Luis Vargas said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

The 'pink tide' is rising in Latin America

'Corruption isn't fought with slogans on TikTok," complained veteran Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro. But social media can win elections, and a right-wing dark horse called Rodolfo Hernández, who calls himself the "King of TikTok", may crush Mr Petro's hopes of becoming Colombia's first-ever leftist president next Sunday.

Reuters

Petro's call for change in Colombia rattles armed forces

Members of Colombia's armed forces - especially its police - are worried they will face significant changes if leftist candidate Gustavo Petro wins the presidency this month, a dozen active and retired officials told Reuters.

Los Angeles Times

Significant shift expected in relations between US, longtime Latin American ally Colombia

LOS ANGELES — The United States is about to lose its best friend in Latin America.

France 24

Biden, western hemisphere leaders announce migration plan at Americas summit

US President Joe Biden and other leaders from the western hemisphere on Friday announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.

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