Ex-rebel fighter Gustavo Petro wins Colombia’s presidency

Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter who has promised profound social and economic change, has won Colombia’s presidency. Petro’s win in Sunday’s presidential runoff election will make him the country’s first left-wing president. He won 50.4 percent of the vote, while his rival Rodolfo Hernandez, a construction magnate, had 47.3 percent. “As of today, Colombia is changing, a real change that guides us to one of our aims: the politics of love … of understanding and dialogue,” a jubilant Petro told his supporters in the Colombian capital, Bogota. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Bogota, Colombia. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Colombia #ColombiaVota2022 #GustavoPetro
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