Former left-wing rebel Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s new president. “Today is a party for the people,” Petro wrote on Twitter.
With over 99.5 percent of the vote counted after the second round, Petro leads by 50.5 percent against opponent Rodolfo Hernandez at 47.3 percent, a margin of 700,000 votes.
– I hope that Mr. Gustavo Petro knows how to govern the country and is faithful to his rhetoric against corruption, says Hernández in a live broadcast on Facebook.